自動改札(じどうかいさつ)

じどうかいさつ
noun
automatic ticket gate
1. automatic ticket gate; ticket barrier
An automated gate at train and subway stations that reads tickets or IC cards to allow passengers through. A ubiquitous feature of Japanese public transportation.
自動改札(じどうかいさつ)を通(とお)る。
I pass through the ticket gate.
ICカードを自動改札(じどうかいさつ)にタッチした。
I tapped my IC card on the automatic ticket gate.
切符(きっぷ)が自動改札(じどうかいさつ)に引(ひ)っかかってしまい、駅員(えきいん)を呼(よ)んだ。
My ticket got stuck in the automatic gate, so I called a station attendant.

自動改札(じどうかいさつ) is the automatic ticket gate found at train and subway stations. Composed of 自動(じどう) (automatic) + 改札(かいさつ) (ticket inspection/gate).

FULL FORM:
The official name is 自動改札機(じどうかいさつき) (automatic ticket gate machine), but 自動改札(じどうかいさつ) is the standard short form.

HOW IT WORKS:

  • Insert a paper ticket into the slot, or tap an IC card on the reader
  • The gate opens if the fare is valid
  • IC cards (Suica, PASMO, ICOCA, etc.) are now the most common method

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 自動改札(じどうかいさつ)を通(とお)る: to pass through the ticket gate
  • 自動改札(じどうかいさつ)にタッチする: to tap on the gate
  • 自動改札(じどうかいさつ)に引(ひ)っかかる: to get caught/stuck at the gate

RELATED:

  • 改札口(かいさつぐち): ticket gate area/entrance
  • 有人改札(ゆうじんかいさつ): staffed ticket gate (for special cases)
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Added 2026.3.23 19:24 · Revised 2026.3.29 16:30
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