券|けんken[1]atamadaka (head-high)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, noun (suffix)ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
    この券けんは2週間しゅうかん有効ゆうこうです。↗
    This ticket is good for two weeks.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym切符きっぷNeutralCovers train and admission tickets; a traditional word, though 「電子切符」 also exists. 「券」 mostly appears as a suffix, as in 「入場券」「食券」.
  • SynonymチケットNeutralA loanword for tickets to shows and sports events, also used for electronic tickets. 「券」 is broader and leans toward written/formal prose.

Use 「券」 for the many tickets that appear as a suffix, e.g. 「商品券」「食券」; say 「切符」 for train tickets and 「チケット」 for shows and sports events.

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Japanese definitions
  1. (けん) 金額きんがくや条件じょうけん、資格しかくなどを書き記かきしるしてある紙片しへん。入場券にゅうじょうけん、乗車券じょうしゃけん、食券しょっけんなど。切符きっぷ。チケット
  2. (けん) 荘園しょうえんや邸宅ていたくを所有しょゆうしているしるしに発行はっこうされた手形てがた。割符わっぷ。
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