切符

Japanese

Kanji in this term
切	符

Etymology

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

Noun

切符 (hiragana きっぷ, romaji 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

切符切り (kippukiri): ticket punch, ticket puncher 切符売り (kippuuri): ticket seller 切符売り場, 切符売場 (kippu uriba): ticket window, box office, ticket 切符をとる, 切符を取る (kippu o toru): buy an advance sales ticket 切符を切る (kippu o kiru): rip off a coupon, punch a ticket 切符を改める (kippu o aratameru): examine tickets 赤切符 (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 0-19-860197-2