跡
跡 — Tracks
tracks, mark, print, impression
On’yomiセキ (seki)
Kun’yomiあと (ato)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 跡
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 跡 | あと ato | trace; tracks; mark |
| 遺跡 | いせき iseki | (archeological) remains; ruins; relics |
| 足跡 | あしあと ashiato | footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites) |
| 奇跡 | きせき kiseki | miracle; wonder; marvel |
| 追跡 | ついせき tsuiseki | chase; pursuit; tracking |
| 軌跡 | きせき kiseki | tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken |
Study notes
跡 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #953 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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