Word Meaning 遺跡

いせき iseki

遺跡 is read as いせき (iseki) and means (archeological) remains.

Meaning

English

  1. (archeological) remains
  2. ruins
  3. relics

Reading

Kana

いせき

Romaji

iseki

Writing Variants

  • 遺蹟 いせき iseki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Synonyms 遺址,旧址,旧跡,旧蹟,古址,古跡,古蹟,史跡 Rank 3971 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

戦争遺跡

せんそういせき

war heritage site

遺言

いげん

last request

遺体

いたい

(dead) body

遺産

いさん

inheritance

遺伝

いでん

heredity

遺憾

いかん

regrettable

遺伝子

いでんし

gene

遺族

いぞく

bereaved family

遺失物

いしつぶつ

lost article

遺書

いしょ

posthumous work

遺品

いひん

lost item

遺物

いぶつ

relic

Example Sentences

4

そのぶんめいはおおきないせきをかくちにのこしている。

That civilization left large ruins in many places.

Rome abounds with relics.

You can see the ancient ruins in the distance.

As evidenced by findings from the Iwajuku site to results of excavations around the country, a paleolithic culture did exist in the Japanese archipelago. However, there are almost no surviving artifacts of what could be termed plastic art.