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改札係 (かいさつがかり, kaisatsugakari) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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Please show your ticket to the ticket gate attendant.
The ticket examiner is checking the commuter passes.
Kanji 改 reformation, change, modify 札 tag, paper money, counter for bonds 係 person in charge, connection, duty Related words 駅えき 員いん 駅員 is a general station attendant, while 改札係 specifically works at the ticket gate.
改かい 札さつ 口ぐち 改札口 is the ticket gate itself, not the person.
Written forms 改かい 札さつ 係がかり
Standard modern spelling for a ticket gate attendant.
改かい 札さつ 掛がかり
Older variant using 掛; still seen in some contexts but 係 is preferred today.
Etymology Compound of 改札 (ticket inspection) and 係 (person in charge).
