券 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「刀」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「刀」
- On
- ケン
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- ticket; certificate
Origin
Two hands with 刀 "knife"; a tally cut in two so each side keeps a half — hence "ticket, certificate."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ケン | 乗車券・旅券・債券 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 乗車券じょうしゃけん
passenger ticket
- 入場券にゅうじょうけん
admission ticket
Example
入場券を買って中に入った。
I bought an admission ticket and went in.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)