Suffix used to indicate a visible mark or trace left behind, such as a surgical scar, injection mark, or skid mark. Often used in medical or technical contexts.
The surgical scar is still a little red.
An injection mark remains on the arm.
Tire marks were left on the road.
Standard kanji form for this suffix.
The kanji 痕 means 'mark' or 'trace'. As a suffix, it is used in compound words to indicate a residual mark. The reading こん is the on'yomi.
ink marks; handwriting
stria; glacial striation
linear mark; scratch; streak; abrasion
vestige; scar; remnant
ripple mark
trace fossil