切符(きっぷ)売(う)り場(ば)

きっぷうりば
noun
ticket booth; ticket counter
1. ticket booth; ticket counter; ticket window
A location where tickets are sold, especially at train stations.
切符(きっぷ)売(う)り場(ば)はどこですか。
Where is the ticket counter?
切符(きっぷ)売(う)り場(ば)で定期券(ていきけん)を買(か)った。
I bought a commuter pass at the ticket counter.
駅(えき)の切符(きっぷ)売(う)り場(ば)には長(なが)い列(れつ)ができていた。
There was a long line at the station's ticket booth.

STRUCTURE:
切符(きっぷ) (ticket) + 売(う)り場(ば) (selling place)

MODERN CONTEXT:

Many stations now have 券売機(けんばいき) (ticket vending machines), but 切符(きっぷ)売(う)り場(ば) still exists for:

  • 定期券(ていきけん) (commuter passes)
  • 特急券(とっきゅうけん) (express tickets)
  • Complex routes
  • Assistance with tickets

SYNONYMS:

  • 窓口(まどぐち) - ticket window, service counter
  • チケット売(う)り場(ば) - ticket counter (events)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 券売機(けんばいき) - ticket vending machine
  • 改札口(かいさつぐち) - ticket gate
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Added 2026.1.18 21:08 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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