How to say "footprint" in Japanese

• 足形あしがた
  nounThe literal footprint: the mark or outline left by a foot, especially a print of the bare sole ('soleprint'). It is less common, so not the word you will meet most often.
• フットプリント
  nounThe katakana loanword, used as in English; the natural choice for figurative and technical senses such as carbon footprint. Less common overall, it is not the default for a literal footprint.
• ゲソ痕ゲソこん
  nounInvestigative jargon for the shoe print left by a suspect at a crime scene. For 'footprint' in general this is not the word you want; it belongs to police and detective contexts.

Use 足形 for the literal print of a foot or sole, 「ゲソ痕」 for a suspect's shoe print at a crime scene, and 「フットプリント」 for loanword and figurative or technical senses; all three are less common choices.

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• 足形あしがたfootprint
• フットプリントfootprint
• ゲソ痕ゲソこんshoe print (of a suspect at a crime scene)