(りょけん)

りょけん
noun
passport
1. passport
an official government document certifying identity and citizenship for international travel
旅券(りょけん)更新(こうしん)する。
To renew one's passport.
旅券(りょけん)紛失(ふんしつ)した場合(ばあい)大使館(たいしかん)連絡(れんらく)してください。
Please contact the embassy if you lose your passport.
旅券(りょけん)有効期間(ゆうこうきかん)は10(ねん)だ。
The passport is valid for 10 years.

FORMAL TERM:
旅券(りょけん) is the formal/official Japanese term for passport. In everyday conversation, パスポート is more commonly used.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 旅券(りょけん)申請(しんせい)する (to apply for a passport)
  • 旅券(りょけん)更新(こうしん)する (to renew a passport)
  • 旅券(りょけん)紛失(ふんしつ)する (to lose a passport)
  • 旅券番号(りょけんばんごう) (passport number)
  • 旅券(りょけん)発給(はっきゅう) (passport issuance)

JAPANESE PASSPORTS:

  • 5(ねん)(よう) (5-year passport - navy blue cover)
  • 10(ねん)(よう) (10-year passport - red cover)

OFFICIAL CONTEXTS:

旅券(りょけん) is preferred in:

  • Government documents and forms
  • News reports
  • Legal and formal contexts

RELATED:

  • パスポート (passport - loanword)
  • ビザ / 査証(さしょう) (visa)
  • 身分証明書(みぶんしょうめいしょ) (identification document)