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.
手術痕がまだ少し赤い。
The surgical scar is still a little red.
注射痕が腕に残っている。
An injection mark remains on the arm.
タイヤの痕が道路に残っていた。
Tire marks were left on the road.
跡 is the common, general word for any trace, mark, or footprint left behind, while 痕 is a more formal, often medical or forensic suffix used specifically for marks like scars, bullet holes, or bloodstains.
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
bloodstain; blood spot
fingernail mark; scratch
scar; cicatrix
bullet hole; bullet mark
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