# 跡 — Traces

Frequency rank 1032 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 儀 (Ceremony), less common than 捜 (Search).

- On’yomi: せき
- Kun’yomi: あと
- Radical: 足 Foot (Kangxi 157)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

A foot on the left and red on the right — a foot leaves red traces on the ground, bloody footprints marking a trail.

In words:

- 跡 あと — (1) trace,tracks,mark,sign,(2) remains,ruins,(3) scar
- 跡継ぎ あとつぎ — heir;successor
- 足跡 あしあと — footprints

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