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チケット (chiketto) Japanese meaning: ticket | Kotomora

チケット

also: ティケット · テケツ

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Common word›JLPTN4›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

General term for a ticket, such as for events, transportation, or admission. A common loanword from English.

コンサートのチケットを2枚まい買かった。

I bought two tickets for the concert.

チケットは入いり口ぐちで見みせてください。

Please show your ticket at the entrance.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を買かうto buy a ticket
コンサートのチケットを買かった。
I bought a ticket for the concert.
〈物もの〉を予よ約やくするto reserve/book a ticket
映えい画がのチケットをネットで予よ約やくした。
I booked the movie ticket online.
〈物もの〉が売うり切きれるfor tickets to sell out
人にん気きアーティストのチケットはすぐに売うり切きれた。
The tickets for the popular artist sold out immediately.
〈物もの〉を取とるto get/secure a ticket
友とも達だちがライブのチケットを取とってくれた。
My friend got me a ticket to the live show.
〈物もの〉を見みせるto show one's ticket (for entry)
入いり口ぐちでチケットを見みせてください。
Please show your ticket at the entrance.

Related words

切きっ符ぷN5
切符 is the traditional Japanese word typically used for train or bus tickets, while チケット is a modern loanword used more broadly for event, concert, or flight tickets.
券けんN3
券 is a broader, more formal term covering tickets, vouchers, and certificates, whereas チケット specifically evokes an admission or travel ticket in everyday speech.
入にゅう場じょう券けんN1
チケット is the broad, casual loanword for any ticket (concerts, trains, movies), while 入場券 specifically means a ticket for entering a venue or platform.
航こう空くう券けんN2
チケット is a casual loanword covering tickets of any kind, whereas 航空券 is the specific, more formal term for a flight ticket.

Don't confuse with

クーポン
チケット refers to a general admission or event ticket, whereas クーポン specifically denotes a discount or promotional voucher, not an entry pass.

Counted with

枚まいN3
counter for thin, flat objects; sheet; plate; coin · serving of soba; portion of gyōza · sumo rank position; wrestler at a given rank · field; rice paddy plot · palanquin bearer

Word family· 16

チケット代だい
ticket price; cost of a ticket
紙かみチケット
paper ticket; physical ticket
チケットレス
ticketless
ペアチケット
pair ticket; couples ticket

Written forms

チケットUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling; the most common form.
ティケットUsage<1%
Rare variant; may be encountered in older or stylized contexts.
テケツ
out-dated reading
Obsolete kana usage; not used in modern Japanese.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'ticket'.

映えい画がチケット

movie ticket

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航こう空くうチケット
flight ticket; air ticket
電でん子しチケット
e-ticket; electronic ticket
チケットロビー
ticket lobby; check-in hall
チケット売うり場ば
ticket counter; ticket office; box office
オープンチケット
open ticket

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