痕跡(こんせき)

こんせき
noun
trace, vestige, remnant
1. trace, vestige, remnant
A mark, sign, or evidence left behind showing that something existed or happened in the past.
犯人(はんにん)の痕跡(こんせき)を探(さが)す。
To search for traces of the perpetrator.
古代(こだい)文明(ぶんめい)の痕跡(こんせき)が発見(はっけん)された。
Vestiges of an ancient civilization were discovered.
火事(かじ)の痕跡(こんせき)は残(のこ)っていたが、原因(げんいん)はまだ特定(とくてい)されていない。
Traces of the fire remained, but the cause has not yet been identified.

USAGE:
Used in investigative, archaeological, scientific, and literary contexts. Often describes physical evidence or historical remains.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 痕跡(こんせき)を残(のこ)す: to leave traces
  • 痕跡(こんせき)を消(け)す: to erase traces
  • 痕跡(こんせき)を探(さが)す: to search for traces
  • 痕跡(こんせき)をたどる: to follow traces

SIMILAR WORDS:
跡(あと) is more general and everyday. 痕跡(こんせき) sounds more formal and is used in written or academic language.

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