焼け跡

Japanese

Kanji in this term
焼	跡
や Grade: 4	あと Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
燒け跡 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 焼ける (“burn”) +‎ 跡 (“remain, ruin”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) やけあと [yàkéátó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ja̠ke̞a̠to̞]

Noun

焼(や)け跡(あと) • (yakeato) 

1. ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area

Derived terms

• 焼(や)け跡世代(あとせだい) (yakeatosedai)
• 焼(や)け跡(あと)の釘拾(くぎひろ)い (yakeato no kugihiroi)

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN