Japanese word

改札

Pronunciation

Romajikaisatsu

Meaning

  • nounticket gate

Example

毎朝、改札を通ります。mai asa kai satsu o tō ri ma su

I pass through the ticket gate every morning.

Illustration for 改札 (ticket gate)

More examples

友達とは改札の前で待ち合わせます。tomo dachi to wa kai satsu no mae de ma chi a wa se ma su

I meet my friend in front of the ticket gate.

Core concept

Covers the act and place of verifying a passenger's ticket at a station entrance or exit.

Common phrases

  • 改札を通るkai satsu o tō ru

    pass through the ticket gate

  • 改札を出るkai satsu o de ru

    go out through the ticket gate

  • 改札で待ち合わせるkai satsu de ma chi a wa se ru

    meet at the ticket gate

  • 改札の前kai satsu no mae

    in front of the ticket gate

Definition in Japanese

駅で乗車券などを確認し、利用者の入場や出場を管理すること。また、そのための通路や設備。eki de jō sha ken na do o kaku nin shi ri yō sha no nyū jō ya shutsu jō o kan ri su ru ko to ma ta so no ta me no tsū ro ya setsu bi

Word origin

The Japanese compound 改札 (kaisatsu) is formed from 改 (kai, "change") and 札 (satsu, "ticket or tag"); together they describe checking tickets at a passage point.

Usage tips

  • Japanese railway signs often use 改札 (kaisatsu) for the point passengers pass through, a context in which English usually says ticket gates rather than ticket inspection.

Other meanings

  • ticket inspectionnoun

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