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座席指定券 (zasekishiteiken) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

座ざ席せき指し定てい券けん

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Meanings

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reserved-seat ticket

A ticket that guarantees a specific seat, commonly used for trains, planes, theaters, and events.

新しん幹かん線せんに乗のる前まえに、座ざ席せき指し定てい券けんを買かっておいた

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You should buy a reserved-seat ticket before boarding the Shinkansen.

Kanji

座squat, seat, cushion
席seat, mat, occasion
指finger, point to, indicate
定determine, fix, establish
券ticket

Related words

自じ由ゆう席せき券けん
A non-reserved seat ticket, allowing you to sit in any available seat in the unreserved section.
指し定てい席せき
Refers to the reserved seat itself, while 座席指定券 is the physical ticket or voucher for that seat.

Built from

座ざ席せき+指し定てい券けん

Etymology

Compound of 座席 (zaseki, 'seat'), 指定 (shitei, 'designation'), and 券 (ken, 'ticket').