跡あと

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と

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

General word for visible evidence left behind: footprints, stains, marks, or any sign that something was there.

Related words· 8

痕こん跡せき sense 1
痕跡 is a more formal, often scientific term for physical evidence of something, while 跡 is the everyday word for any visible mark or sign left behind.
遺い跡せきN1sense 2
遺跡 specifically means archaeological ruins or historical remains, while 跡 is the broader word for any former site, ancient or not.
傷きず跡あとN2sense 3
傷跡 specifically means a scar left by a wound, while 跡 alone is the more general word that can mean any kind of scar or mark depending on context.
足あし跡あとN2
跡 is a broad word for any mark, trace, or remains, while 足跡 specifically refers to a mark left by feet (or an online visit record).

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足あし取どり
跡 refers to physical marks or traces left behind, whereas 足取り in the tracking sense emphasizes the inferred route or movements of a person.
軌き跡せき
跡 is the plain, everyday word for a mark or trace, while 軌跡 sounds more descriptive or technical and emphasizes a line of movement.
廃はい墟きょ
跡 is a broad, everyday word for a trace or site left behind, while 廃墟 specifically means the concrete ruins of a structure.
形けい跡せき
跡 is the plain, everyday word for a mark or trace, while 形跡 is more formal and often used for signs that let one deduce a past event.

Don't confuse with

後あとN5
後 and 跡 are both read あと, but 後 means 'after' or 'behind' in time or order, while 跡 means a physical trace, mark, or former site.
痕こん
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.
跡あと地ち
跡 is a broad word for any trace, mark, or remains, while 跡地 narrows this to a specific plot of land where a building or facility used to be.

Written forms

跡あとUsage93%
Standard kanji for traces, marks, remains, and sites. High-frequency in news and general use.
痕あとUsage6%
Preferred for physical scars, wounds, and lingering marks on the body.
迹あと
Archaic variant of 跡; rarely seen in modern writing.
址あと
Specialized kanji for ruins or archaeological sites; uncommon outside formal or historical contexts.