改札口
Meanings
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Refers to the physical gate or barrier where tickets are checked, typically at train stations. The word 'wicket' is an older or less common equivalent.
Please insert your ticket at the ticket gate.
Usage patterns
- 改札口を通るto pass through the ticket gate
I passed through the ticket gate with my commuter pass.
- 改札口で待ち合わせるto meet someone at the ticket gate
I met my friend at the station's ticket gate.
- 改札口を出るto exit through the ticket gate
Right after exiting the ticket gate, there's a bus stop.