乗じょう車しゃ口ぐち

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Meanings

1

passenger entrance; boarding gate

Refers to the designated entrance for passengers at a train station or similar transport hub.

駅えきの乗じょう車しゃ口ぐちで切きっ符ぷを確かく認にんされた。
My ticket was checked at the station's passenger entrance.

2

passenger door

Refers to the door through which passengers board a train, bus, or similar vehicle.

バスの乗じょう車しゃ口ぐちは前まえのドアです。
The bus's passenger door is the front door.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉の乗じょう車しゃ口ぐちに並ならぶto line up at the boarding entrance (of a place)
ホームの乗じょう車しゃ口ぐちに並ならんで電でん車しゃを待まった。
I lined up at the boarding entrance on the platform and waited for the train.
乗じょう車しゃ口ぐちから乗のるto board through the passenger entrance/door
バスは前まえの乗じょう車しゃ口ぐちから乗のってください。
Please board the bus through the front passenger door.
乗じょう車しゃ口ぐちが閉しまるthe passenger door closes
発はっ車しゃの前まえに乗じょう車しゃ口ぐちが閉しまった。
The passenger door closed just before departure.

Kanji

乗ride, power, multiplication
車car
口mouth

Related words

乗のり場ばN5sense 1
乗車口 is the specific door or gate you pass through to board, while 乗り場 is the broader waiting area or stop (e.g. a bus or taxi stand) where you catch a vehicle.
入いり口ぐちN5sense 1
入り口 is a general word for any entrance, while 乗車口 specifically means the entrance for boarding a train, bus, or similar vehicle.

Opposites

降こう車しゃ口ぐちN3sense 1
乗車口 is the entrance passengers use to board a train or bus, while 降車口 is the exit used to get off.

Don't confuse with

乗じょう降こう口ぐち sense 2
乗車口 refers only to the boarding entrance, whereas 乗降口 is a single door or gate used for both boarding and alighting.

Built from

乗じょう車しゃ+口くち

Etymology

Compound of 乗車 (じょうしゃ, 'boarding a vehicle') and 口 (ぐち, 'opening, entrance').