光跡
こうせき · kouseki (also spelled koseki)
Traces of a moving light, trail (e.g. of a meteor)
How it’s used
Used in poetic or descriptive contexts for the visible trail of moving light, such as meteors or fireworks. Rare in daily conversation; instead, people say 'hikari no ato' or 'nagareboshi' for meteors.
Commonly confused with 'hikari' (light) itself; 'kouseki' specifically refers to the trace or path left by light, not the light source.
Example sentences
流れ星の光跡が夜空に残った。
The meteor's light trail remained in the night sky.
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花火の光跡が消えるまで見つめていた。
I stared until the fireworks' light trail disappeared.
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What does 光跡 mean?
Traces of a moving light, trail (e.g. of a meteor).
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