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跡
跡
13 strokes
Frequency: 953
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

tracks
mark
print
impression

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
セキ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
あと

Common Words

奇跡
奇蹟
きせき
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #2396
1

miracle; wonder; marvel

Examples
奇蹟に近いですね。
It's nothing short of a miracle.
跡
迹
痕
址
あと
Noun
Freq #2666
1

trace; tracks; mark; sign

Examples
その女性の顔には悲しみの跡があった。
The woman's face was marked with grief.
2

site; remains; ruins

Examples
ここは城の跡です。
This is the site of a castle.
3

Esp. 痕

scar

Examples
虫に刺された跡を引っかかないようにした方がいいよ。
You should try not to scratch insect bites.
途切れる
跡切れる
とぎれる
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #3870
1

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

Examples
交通の流れにはとぎれがなかった。
There was no gap in the stream of traffic.
後を追う
跡を追う
あとを追う
あとをおう
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #4865
1

to follow; to pursue; to chase; to run after

Examples
彼らはその車が残していった跡を追った。
They followed the tracks the car had left.
2

to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one

3

to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

痕跡
こんせき
Noun
Freq #5155
1

trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

Examples
アテネへ向かう一隻の貨物船が何の痕跡も残さずに地中海で沈没した。
A cargo vessel, bound for Athens, sank in the Mediterranean without a trace.
追跡
ついせき
～する Verb
Noun
Transitive
～の Adj.
Freq #6183
1

chase; pursuit; tracking; stalking

Examples
その警官は泥棒を追跡した。
The policeman chased the thief.
2

following up; tracing

足跡
足あと
あしあと
そくせき (足跡)
Noun
Freq #6445
1

footprints

Examples
足跡が床に残っていた。
Footprints were left on the floor.
2

Computing

record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)

途絶える
跡絶える
とだえる
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #6835
1

to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

Examples
その飛行機からの通信が突然とだえた。
All communication with that airplane was suddenly cut off.
形跡
けいせき
Noun
Freq #7668
1

traces; evidence

Examples
その家には人の住んでいる形跡はなかった。
The house gave no sign of life.
遺跡
いせき
遺蹟
Noun
Freq #8474
1

(archeological) remains; ruins; relics

Examples
新しい遺跡で未発掘はいくつだったのですか。
How many new sites were uncovered?
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