Kanji 蹟 remains, traces, footprint Related words 筆ひっ 跡せき 筆跡 is more common for everyday handwriting or the trace of a specific person's brush/pen. 書跡 often carries a nuance of artistic or historical value.
書しょ 道どう 書道 refers to the art or discipline of calligraphy, while 書跡 refers to the resulting written works themselves.
Written forms 書しょ 跡せき Usage 100%
Standard modern spelling for calligraphic works or handwriting.
書しょ 蹟せき
out-dated kanji form
Contains outdated kanji 蹟 ; still encountered in older texts or formal contexts.
Etymology Compound of 書 (writing) and 跡 (trace, mark). The alternative form 書蹟 uses the older character 蹟 , which has the same meaning as 跡 .
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