乗車券
Meanings
1
ticket; passenger ticket
General term for a ticket used on buses, trains, and other public transport. Covers both basic fare tickets and combined tickets in everyday language.
I bought a ticket at the station ticket machine.
I put the ticket in my pocket so I wouldn't lose it.
2
basic fare ticket
Specifically a ticket covering only the basic fare, not valid for limited express trains without a separate express supplement (特急券). Often contrasted with 特急券 in railway contexts.
See also: 特急券
To ride the limited express, you need an express ticket in addition to the basic fare ticket.
Usage patterns
- 〈乗車券〉を買うto buy a (train) ticket
I bought a ticket at the station window.
- 〈乗車券〉を提示するto show one's ticket (e.g. to a conductor)
I showed my ticket to the conductor.
- 〈場所〉から〈場所〉までの乗車券a ticket from one place to another
I purchased a ticket from Tokyo to Osaka.
- 〈乗車券〉が切れるfor a ticket to run out of validity/expire
My ticket's validity period had expired.