Suica; rechargeable prepaid IC card for travel and purchases
A widely used contactless smart card issued by JR East, primarily for train and bus fares, but also accepted at many shops and vending machines.
I tapped my Suica at the station ticket gate.
Can I pay with Suica at the convenience store?
I paid with my Suica card at the convenience store.
駅の券売機でSuicaにチャージした。
I topped up my Suica card at the station ticket machine.
I tapped my Suica card at the ticket gate to get through.
The balance on my Suica card is getting low.
Common ASCII variant used in English contexts.
Coined by JR East; the name is a portmanteau of 'Super Urban Intelligent CArd' and also evokes the Japanese word スイスイ (smoothly).