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How to say 'Air ticket' in Japanese | 航空券

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The Japanese word for Air ticket is 'Koukuuken', written as 航空券 in Japanese.'Air ticket' in hiragana is こうくうけん.

    Meaning

    Air ticket

    Reading

    こうくうけん

    koukuuken

    Kanji

    Sail, Navigate Sky, Empty Ticket

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '航空券 (こうくうけん)' means 'air ticket'. This term refers to a ticket that allows a passenger to travel on an airplane. It is commonly used when discussing travel plans, booking flights, or checking in at airports. For example: I bought an air ticket to Tokyo「東京行きの航空券を買いました」(とうきょうゆきのこうくうけんをかいました). Please show your air ticket at the counter「カウンターで航空券を見せてください」(かうんたーでこうくうけんをみせてください). The word is a combination of '航空 (こうくう)' meaning 'aviation' and '券 (けん)' meaning 'ticket'.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    3474

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 航空券

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Sail, Navigate

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Sky, Empty

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Ticket

Words Related to 航空券 Through the Kanji

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 航 as well.

  • word

    航空便

    Meaning

    Airmail

  • word

    航空

    Meaning

    Aviation

  • word

    航空機

    Meaning

    Aircraft

  • word

    航海

    Meaning

    Voyage

Words Related to 航空券 Through the Kanji

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 空 as well.

  • word

    空手

    Meaning

    Karate

  • word

    Meaning

    Sky

  • word

    航空便

    Meaning

    Airmail

  • word

    空間

    Meaning

    Space

  • word

    空気

    Meaning

    Air

  • word

    空中

    Meaning

    Sky, Air

  • word

    空っぽ

    Meaning

    Empty

  • word

    青空

    Meaning

    Blue sky

  • word

    空き地

    Meaning

    Vacant lot

  • word

    航空

    Meaning

    Aviation

  • word

    空港

    Meaning

    Airport

  • word

    空く

    Meaning

    Empty

  • word

    航空機

    Meaning

    Aircraft

  • word

    空想

    Meaning

    Daydream

  • word

    夜空

    Meaning

    Night sky

  • word

    空しい

    Meaning

    Empty, Futile

Words Related to 航空券 Through the Kanji

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 券 as well.

  • word

    入場券

    Meaning

    Ticket

  • word

    定期券

    Meaning

    Commuter pass

  • word

    証券

    Meaning

    Bond, Security

  • word

    回数券

    Meaning

    Ticket book

  • word

    乗車券

    Meaning

    Ticket

  • word

    Meaning

    Ticket, Voucher

  • word

    前売り券

    Meaning

    Advance, Ticket

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'Koukuuken' means 'Air ticket' .

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