baggage claim tag
Rare term for a claim check or tag used at hotels, stations, or cloakrooms to match luggage with its owner. Modern Japanese more commonly uses 手荷物引換証 or 預かり証.
When I left my luggage at the inn, I was given a claim tag.
Rare kanji spelling for a baggage claim tag; the term itself is uncommon.
Variant spelling without okurigana; even rarer than 合い符.
Compound of 合い (matching) and 符 (tally, check), referring to a matching token used to claim luggage. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.