跡あと

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

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

Refers to the location where something once existed, especially historical ruins or the former site of a building.

Only when written 痕

Specifically a physical scar or lingering mark on the body or an object; often written 痕.

〈物もの〉が跡あとを残のこすfor something to leave a mark or trace
靴くつについた泥どろが床ゆかに跡あとを残のこした。
The mud on his shoes left marks on the floor.
〈物もの〉に跡あとがつくa mark forms on something
机つくえに置おいたコップの跡あとがついた。
A ring mark was left on the desk from the cup.
跡あとが消きえるa mark or trace fades away
時じ間かんが経たつと、傷きずの跡あとは消きえていった。
Over time, the scar faded away.
〈事こと〉の跡あとをたどるto follow tracks or traces of something
猟りょう師しは動どう物ぶつの跡あとをたどって山やまに入はいった。
The hunter followed the animal's tracks into the mountains.
〈場ば所しょ〉の跡あとthe former site of a place or building
この公こう園えんはかつて工こう場じょうの跡あとだった。
This park used to be the site of a factory.

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立たつ鳥とり跡あとを濁にごさずa bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; clean up after yourself when leaving
飛とぶ鳥とり跡あとを濁にごさずa bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; clean up after yourself when leaving

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.

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.

足あし跡あとN2
footprint; footprints; track left by feet · visitor record; page-visit history; SNS footprint
跡あと地ち
former site; site of a demolished building
傷きず跡あとN2
scar
城しろ跡あと
castle ruins; castle site
跡あと継つぎN1
heir; inheritor · successor

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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.

The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 跡 is conventionally associated with footprints, traces, and remains.