券 appears on tickets, vouchers and certificates. Learn it in complete words you might see at a station, restaurant or event.

The idea

券 has eight strokes and is read けん in 入場券（にゅうじょうけん）, 食券（しょっけん）, 商品券（しょうひんけん） and 航空券（こうくうけん）. In 食券, the final sound of 食 joins the following k as a small っ.

Patterns to compare
WordReadingExample in context
入場券にゅうじょうけんPlease show your admission ticket at the entrance.
食券しょっけんI forgot my meal voucher.
商品券しょうひんけんI exchanged the gift certificate for a book.
航空券こうくうけんI reserved a plane ticket online.

Examples

  • 駅えきで切符きっぷを買かいました。I bought a ticket at the station.
  • 入口いりぐちで入場券にゅうじょうけんを見みせてください。Please show your admission ticket at the entrance.
  • 食券しょっけんを忘わすれてしまいました。I forgot my meal voucher.
  • 商品券しょうひんけんを本ほんと交換こうかんしました。I exchanged the gift certificate for a book.
  • この割引券わりびきけんは明日あしたまで有効ゆうこうです。This coupon is valid until tomorrow.
  • インターネットで航空券こうくうけんを予約よやくしました。I reserved a plane ticket online.

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Watch out

券 is not normally used alone as the everyday word for a ticket. 切符 and チケット are also common, while 食券 specifically means a meal voucher. Do not confuse 券 with the similar-looking 巻.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 入場券 in hiragana.

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    にゅうじょうけん

    入場券 is にゅうじょうけん: 入場 means admission and 券 identifies the ticket.

  2. Write the reading of 食券 in hiragana.

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    しょっけん

    食券 is しょっけん. The small っ marks a pause before けん; do not read it しょくけん.

  3. Choose the missing kanji: 航空＿（こうくうけん）［券／巻］.

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    券

    券 completes 航空券（こうくうけん）, a plane ticket. 巻 is a different character.

Use it today

Write 券 following the linked stroke diagram. Cover the readings, read 入場券 and 食券 aloud, then make a sentence with one of them.