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通行券 (つうこうけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

通つう行こう券けん

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Meanings

1

toll road ticket

Specifically a ticket for using a toll road or expressway.

高こう速そく道どう路ろの入いり口ぐちで通つう行こう券けんを受うけ取とった。

I received a toll ticket at the expressway entrance.

2

pass; transit pass

A pass for public transportation, such as a bus or train pass.

バスの一いち日にち通つう行こう券けんを買かった。
I bought a one-day bus pass.

Kanji

通traffic, pass through, avenue
行going, journey, carry out
券ticket

Related words

切きっ符ぷ
切符 is a general ticket for travel or events, while 通行券 is specifically for passage or tolls.
定てい期き券けん
定期券 is a commuter pass for a fixed period and route, whereas 通行券 can be a single-use or short-term pass.

Built from

通つう行こう+券けん

Etymology

Compound of 通行 (passage) + 券 (ticket).