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車券 (しゃけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

車しゃ券けん

しゃ

け

ん

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Meanings

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noun

bike-race betting ticket

Specifically a ticket for betting on keirin (競輪) bicycle races. Not used for other types of race betting.

競けい輪りん場じょうで車しゃ券けんを買かった。
I bought a bike-race betting ticket at the keirin track.

Kanji

車car
券ticket

Similar words

馬ば券けん
馬券 is a horse-race betting ticket, while 車券 is specifically for keirin bicycle races.
競けい輪りん
競輪 is the sport of keirin bicycle racing; 車券 is the betting ticket used for it.

Etymology

Compound of 車 (sha, 'vehicle, bicycle') and 券 (ken, 'ticket'). The reading しゃけん follows standard on'yomi.