Japanese word

ビザ

Pronunciation

Romajibiza

Meaning

  • nounvisa

Example

来月の旅行のためにビザを申請します。rai getsu no ryo kō no ta me ni bi za o shin sei shi ma su

I will apply for a visa for next month's trip.

Illustration for ビザ (visa)

More examples

空港でビザの有効期限を確認されました。kū kō de bi za no yū kō ki gen o kaku nin sa re ma shi ta

At the airport, they checked the expiration date of my visa.

Core concept

A visa marks a traveler as permitted to cross a foreign border or remain there for a specified purpose and period.

Common phrases

  • ビザを申請するbi za o shin sei su ru

    apply for a visa

  • ビザの有効期限bi za no yū kō ki gen

    visa expiration date

Similar words

査証sashō: A formal legal term for an official permit to enter or remain in a foreign country.

Definition in Japanese

外国への入国や滞在を、目的や期間などの条件付きで認める許可証。gai koku e no nyū koku ya tai zai o moku teki ya ki kan na do no jō ken tsu ki de mito me ru kyo ka shō

Word origin

The Japanese noun ビザ (biza) is a loanword from English visa, which comes from Latin visa, "things seen," from videre, "to see."

Usage tips

  • In English, visa-free means that no visa is needed before entry, while visa-on-arrival means that it is issued after the traveler arrives.

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