切符

Japanese

Kanji in this term
切	符
きり > きっ Grade: 2	ふ > ぷ Grade: S
kun'yomi	on'yomi

Etymology

From 切(き)る (kiru, “cut, slice, carve”) + 符(ふ) (fu, “tally split in half used for identification”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲip̚pɯ̟]
• (Tokyo) きっぷ [kìppú] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

切(きっ)符(ぷ) • (kippu) 

1. ticket (transportation or admission pass)

   Synonym: チケット (chiketto)

Derived terms

• 切(きっ)符(ぷ)切(き)り (kippukiri, “ticket punch, ticket puncher”)
• 切(きっ)符(ぷ)売(う)り (kippu-uri, “ticket seller”)
• 切(きっ)符(ぷ)売(う)り場(ば) (kippu-uriba, “ticket window, box office, ticket”)
• 切(きっ)符(ぷ)をとる, 切(きっ)符(ぷ)を取(と)る (kippu o toru, “buy a ticket in advance”)
• 切(きっ)符(ぷ)を切(き)る (kippu o kiru, “rip off a coupon, punch a ticket”)
• 切(きっ)符(ぷ)を改(あらた)める (kippu o aratameru, “examine tickets”)
• 赤(あか)切(きっ)符(ぷ) (akakippu, “standard-class ticket”)
• 半(はん)切(きっ)符(ぷ) (hankippu, “half-price ticket”)
• 通(とお)し切(きっ)符(ぷ) (tōshikippu, “through ticket”)
• 往(おう)復(ふく)切(きっ)符(ぷ) (ōfuku kippu, “round-trip ticket, return ticket”)
• 片(かた)道(みち)切(きっ)符(ぷ) (katamichi kippu, “one-way ticket”)
• 点(てん)数(すう)切(きっ)符(ぷ) (tensū kippu, “ration-point coupon”)
• 連(れん)絡(らく)切(きっ)符(ぷ) (renraku kippu, “connection ticket, interline ticket”)
• 割(わり)引(びき)切(きっ)符(ぷ) (waribiki kippu, “reduced fare ticket”)

References

• “切符”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026