旅券(りょけん)

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旅券(りょけん) is the official term, used on government forms, in legal texts, and in news reports. In conversation, say パスポート; 旅券(りょけん) sounds bureaucratic in speech.

Common expressions

• 旅券(りょけん)を申請(しんせい)する (to apply for a passport)
• 旅券(りょけん)を更新(こうしん)する (to renew a passport)
• 旅券(りょけん)を紛失(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)

Cultural note

Japanese adults choose between two types:

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

Related words

• 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)