How to say "tracing" in Japanese

• トレースCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbThe most direct choice for tracing in the literal sense: drawing over the lines of a picture or following the course of something such as a route or movement.
• 模写もしゃCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbMeans copying or reproducing something real, such as a picture or model, usually by observing it; its 'tracing' sense is reproducing an image, so it does not fit following a path or tracking.
  彼かれはゴッホの模写もしゃをした。↗

  He imitated the works of Van Gogh.
• 追跡ついせきJLPT N1approx.Common
  suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectiveCovers tracing in the sense of tracking or pursuing — following the movements or whereabouts of a person, animal, or object. It is not used for tracing drawings; think pursuit or tailing rather than copying lines.

Use 「トレース」 for literally tracing lines or a course, 模写 for reproducing a picture or model by copying it, and 追跡 for tracking or pursuing the movements of a person or thing.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• トレースtracing
• 模写もしゃcopy (of the real thing)
• トレーシングtracing
• なぞり書きなぞりがきtracing
• 敷き写ししきうつしtracing
• 透写とうしゃtracing
• 透き写しすきうつしtracing
• 引き写しひきうつしcopying
• 追跡ついせきfollowing up