搭乗口(とうじょうぐち)

Compound of 搭乗(とうじょう) (boarding) + 口(ぐち) (entrance/exit). An essential airport term.

Common collocations

• 搭乗口(とうじょうぐち)に向(む)かう: to head to the boarding gate
• 搭乗口(とうじょうぐち)で待(ま)つ: to wait at the boarding gate
• 搭乗口(とうじょうぐち)番号(ばんごう): gate number
• 搭乗口(とうじょうぐち)変更(へんこう): gate change

Related airport terms

• 搭乗(とうじょう): boarding
• 搭乗券(とうじょうけん): boarding pass
• 搭乗(とうじょう)手続(てつづ)き: boarding procedures / check-in
• 出発(しゅっぱつ)ロビー: departure lobby
• ゲート: gate (English loanword, also commonly used)

Usage

In airport announcements, you will hear 搭乗口(とうじょうぐち). Casually, the loanword ゲート is also used. Printed boarding passes and airport signs typically show both.