搭乗口(とうじょうぐち)

とうじょうぐち
noun
boarding gate
1. boarding gate
The designated area at an airport where passengers board their aircraft.
搭乗口(とうじょうぐち)は23番(ばん)です。
The boarding gate is number 23.
搭乗口(とうじょうぐち)が変更(へんこう)になりました。
The boarding gate has been changed.
出発(しゅっぱつ)30分前(ぷんまえ)までに搭乗口(とうじょうぐち)にお越(こ)しください。
Please come to the boarding gate at least 30 minutes before departure.

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)

NOTE:
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.

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Added 2026.2.4 15:17 · Revised 2026.4.8 19:57
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