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Meanings

mark
print
impression

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
セキ
シャク
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
あと
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names

Common Words

Noun
Freq #2666
1

trace; tracks; mark; sign

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

site; remains; ruins

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

Esp. 痕

scar

Examples
虫に刺された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.
っせき
であと (筆跡)
筆蹟
筆迹
Noun
Freq #17205
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

handwriting

Examples
私はその筆跡を判読できなかった。
I couldn't make out the writing.
2

calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph

事蹟
せき
事迹
Noun
Freq #76905
1

evidence; trace; vestige

めいしょきゅうせき
Noun
四字熟語
Freq #115681
1

places of scenic beauty and historical interest

古蹟
せき
Noun
Freq #125240
1

historic spot; historic site; place of historical interest; historic remains; ruins

いじゃく
いしゃく
Noun
Freq #150406
1

Buddhism

manifested form (of a Buddha or Shinto deity to save people); temporary manifestation

真蹟
真迹
んせき
Noun
Freq #182409
1

true autograph

んじすいじゃくせつ
Noun
Freq #182780
1

manifestation theory (holding that Shinto gods are manifestations of buddhas)

くもん
Noun
Freq #264686
1

first half of the Lotus Sutra, in which the Buddha appears as a spatiotemporally restricted being

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