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ＩＣＯＣＡ (イコカ, ikoka) Japanese meaning: ICOCA card | Kotomora

ＩＣＯＣＡ

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Meanings

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ICOCA card

A rechargeable prepaid IC card issued by JR West, used for train/bus fares and electronic payments in the Kansai region and beyond.

ＩＣＯＣＡで改かい札さつを通とおれます。
You can pass through the ticket gate with an ICOCA card.
コンビニでＩＣＯＣＡにチャージした。
I topped up my ICOCA card at the convenience store.

Related words

Ｓｕｉｃａ
Ｓｕｉｃａ is used mainly in the Tokyo area while ＩＣＯＣＡ is JR West's version of the same kind of IC card, and both are accepted nationwide in most cases.

Written forms

ＩＣＯＣＡ
Standard full-width Latin letter spelling used in official branding.
イコカUsage100%
Katakana spelling commonly used in everyday writing.

Etymology

A coined brand name expanding to English “IC Operating CArd,” with capitalization marking the letters ICOCA. It also evokes the Kansai expression 行こか, “shall we go?”