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How to say "Ticket" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Ticket" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Ticket" is "Joushaken", written in japanese as "乗車券".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun '乗車券 (じょうしゃけん)' refers to a ticket that allows the holder to board a mode of transportation, such as a bus, train, or subway. It is a document that demonstrates the passenger has paid the required fare to travel. For example: I need to buy a train ticket - (電車の乗車券を買わなければなりません). Please show your bus ticket to the driver - (運転手に乗車券を見せてください).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 3 Kanji:

The kanji "乗" means "Ride" and can be read as "Jou" and "No". The kanji "車" means "Car" and can be read as "Kuruma" and "Sha". And The kanji "券" means "Ticket" and can be read as "Ken".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Joushaken" mean in japanese?

"Joushaken" means "Ticket" .

To learn more about the kanji in this word, checkout this pages:

What is the Kanji for ride?What is the Kanji for car?What is the Kanji for ticket?

If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:

How to write "Ticket" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "じ" is read as "ji". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "の" is read as "no". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "る" is read as "ru". The hiragana "ま" is read as "ma". The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "け" is read as "ke". And The hiragana "ん" is read as "n".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.