自動改札機(じどうかいさつき)

じどうかいさつき
noun
automatic ticket gate
transportation
1. automatic ticket gate, ticket barrier
An electronic gate at train stations that reads tickets or IC cards to allow passengers through. A ubiquitous feature of Japanese public transportation.
自動改札機(じどうかいさつき)にカードをかざす。
To tap a card on the automatic ticket gate.
切符(きっぷ)を自動改札機(じどうかいさつき)に通(とお)してください。
Please insert your ticket into the automatic ticket gate.
ICカードの残高(ざんだか)が足(た)りなくて、自動改札機(じどうかいさつき)で止(と)められた。
I was stopped at the ticket gate because my IC card didn't have enough balance.

自動改札機(じどうかいさつき) is composed of 自動(じどう) (automatic) + 改札(かいさつ) (ticket inspection) + 機(き) (machine).

Common collocations

Usage: In casual conversation, often shortened to 改札(かいさつ). Japanese ticket gates accept both paper tickets (inserted into a slot) and IC cards like Suica and PASMO (tapped on a sensor).

Related Words

Related: 改札(かいさつ) (ticket gate (short form))
Related: 改札口(かいさつぐち) (ticket gate)
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Added 2026.3.11 19:32 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29
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