# 跡 — traces; tracks

跡 means “traces; tracks”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: セキ (seki). Kun'yomi: あと (ato). You'll see it in words such as 跡 (ato, “trace; tracks”).

- Meaning: traces; tracks
- On'yomi: セキ (seki)
- Kun'yomi: あと (ato)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Land & places 1

## How to remember 跡

Parts: 足 foot · 亦 also

## Words with 跡

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 跡 | あと (ato) | trace; tracks |

## Don't confuse it with

[路](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/route/) · [捉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/get-hold-of/)

## More in the “Land & places 1” set

[邦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/home-country/) · [塚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/burial-mound/) · [街](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/street/) · [跡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/traces/) · [郡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/county/) · [郷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/home-town/) · [里](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/home-village/) · [堀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/moat/) · [岳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/peak/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/traces/. Last updated 2026-11-01.