Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 で 遺い 跡せき が 発はっ 見けん される for ruins to be discovered at a place
Ancient ruins were discovered in this area.
遺い 跡せき を 発はっ 掘くつ する to excavate ruins
Archaeologists are excavating the ruins.
遺い 跡せき を 保ほ 存ぞん する to preserve ruins
The government provided funds to preserve the ruins.
遺い 跡せき を 訪おとず れる to visit ruins
The travelers visited the ancient ruins.
Kanji 遺 bequeath, leave behind, reserve 蹟 remains, traces, footprint Related words 史跡 is a legally designated historic site, while 遺跡 is the general term for any archaeological remains, protected or not.
遺跡 refers broadly to an archaeological site or ancient ruins including the surrounding area, while 遺構 denotes the actual structural remnants (foundations, walls, etc.) found there.
遺跡 is the broad term for any archaeological ruin or site, while 住居跡 narrows this to the remains of a specific dwelling or settlement.
遺跡 specifically means archaeological ruins or historical remains, while 跡 is the broader word for any former site, ancient or not.
遺跡 denotes historic or archaeological remains valued for their cultural heritage, whereas 廃墟 simply means physical ruins, often modern and abandoned.
Written forms 遺い 跡せき Usage 99%
Standard kanji form; high priority.
遺い 蹟せき Usage 1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 蹟 is a variant of 跡 .
イセキ Usage <1%
Etymology From Middle Chinese 遺跡 (yí jì), meaning 'remains' or 'traces of the past'. The kanji 遺 means 'leave behind' and 跡 means 'trace' or 'mark'.
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