切符

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: 2 Grade: S

Etymology

From  () (kiru, cut, slice, carve) +  () (fu, tally split in half used for identification)

Noun

切符 (hiragana きっぷ, rōmaji kippu)

  1. a ticket used for public transport
  2. a ticket for speeding

Used normally only by the elderly to refer to plane tickets. チケット is more commonly used in this case.

Derived terms

  •  (きっ) () () (kippukiri, ticket punch, ticket puncher)
  •  (きっ) () () (kippūri, ticket seller)
  •  (きっ) () () () (kippūriba, ticket window, box office, ticket)
  • 切符をとる, 切符を取る (kippu o toru): buy an advance sales ticket
  •  (きっ) () () (kippu o kiru, rip off a coupon, punch a ticket)
  • 切符を改める (kippu o aratameru): examine tickets
  • 赤切符 (あかきっぷ) (akakippu, third-class ticket)
  • 半切符 (hankippu): half-price ticket
  • 通し切符 (tōshikippu): through ticket
  • 往復切符 (ōfuku kippu): round-trip ticket, return ticket
  • 片道切符 (katamichi kippu): one-way ticket
  • 点数切符 (tensū kippu): ration-point coupon
  • 連絡切符 (renraku kippu): connection ticket, interline ticket
  • 割引切符 (waribiki kippu): reduced fare ticket

References

  • The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary. →ISBN
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