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跡 means 'trace'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 816   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-9    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: 43    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 28 words   Used in 102 words   Used in 856 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   セキ
Kun
   あと trace, tracks
Variants
址   蹟  
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Discover why Sun Yat-sen’s handwriting mattered to the Japanese, and find out how they feel about the look of razor stubble and harvested fields. Also see why a Nagoya well contained gold, how ruins relate to one generation, and what “crow footprints” represent. Learn to say, “We found footprints in the sand,” “There is no sign of life on Mars,” and “Each era has left its mark.”
Components
⿰  ⻊ (足) foot  亦 again; also  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 跡 is used 8 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 跡 is used 94 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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セキ : 58 words FIND ALL
い せ き 0
noun
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
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セキ (read as ぜき) : 1 word FIND ALL
も ん ぜ き 1
noun
(head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto)
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あと : 35 words FIND ALL
あ と 1
noun
1. trace; tracks; mark; sign
2. site; remains; ruins
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An additional 7 less common words include 跡 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1485  Joy o' Kanji : 1485  Key to Kanji: - 

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跡
セキ   あと trace, tracks   
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亦
また again; also   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
赤
セキ   シャク   あか    あかい red   あからむ to turn red   あからめる to blush   
⻊
ソク   あし foot; leg   たす to add   たる    たりる to be sufficient   
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