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切符を切る (きっぷをきる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

切きっ符ぷを切きる

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Meanings

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expression, godan verb (-ru)

punch a ticket; validate a ticket

Refers to the action of a conductor or machine clipping, punching, or validating a ticket. Also used figuratively for completing a required step.

駅えき員いんが乗じょう客きゃくの切きっ符ぷを切きった。
The station attendant punched the passenger's ticket.
改かい札さつで切きっ符ぷを切きってもらう。
I have my ticket punched at the ticket gate.

Kanji

切cut, cutoff, be sharp
符token, sign, mark

Similar words

改かい札さつ
改札 refers to the ticket gate or the act of checking tickets, while 切符を切る specifically describes the physical action of punching or clipping a ticket.

Etymology

Compound of 切符 (ticket) + を (object marker) + 切る (cut). The verb 切る here means to clip or punch, reflecting the traditional method of validating paper tickets.