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åļ
Ticket, Coupon
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Japanese train stations use automatic ticket gates where passengers insert or tap their åļ. The kanji appears on tickets for trains, movies, museums, and events.
Memory Trick
Imagine holding a train ticket tightly in your hand before passing through the station gate. That ticket reminds you that åļ means 'ticket' or 'voucher.'
Readings
Onyomi: ãąãģ (ken)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
åįŽĶ
ããĢã· (kippu)
Train ticket
å
Ĩå īåļ
ãŦã
ãããããã (nyuujouken)
Admission ticket
éĢäšåļ
ãããããã (shokujiken)
Meal voucher
čŠįĐšåļ
ãããããã (koukuuken)
Airline ticket
Example Sentence
æ įŧ ãŪ å Ĩå īåļ ã čē·ããūããã
ããã ãŪ ãŦã ãããããã ã ãããūããã
eiga no nyuujouken o kaimashita
I bought a movie ticket.