硬こう券けん

noun

hard ticket; cardboard ticket

A train ticket printed on thick paper or cardboard, as opposed to a soft paper ticket (軟券). Rare term, mostly used in railway contexts.

See also: 軟券

• 昔むかしの駅えきでは、硬こう券けんの切きっ符ぷをよく見みかけた。

  At old stations, you often saw hard cardboard tickets.