1.
airline ticket; plane ticket
A ticket for air travel.
航空券を予約する。
To book a plane ticket.
往復の航空券のほうが安い。
A round-trip ticket is cheaper.
早めに航空券を買えば、かなり安く手に入ることがある。
If you buy your plane ticket early, you can sometimes get it much cheaper.
航空券 is the standard formal term for an airline ticket. In casual speech, 飛行機のチケット is more common, but 航空券 is used in official contexts such as booking confirmations, travel agencies, and airport announcements.
WORD STRUCTURE:
A compound of 航空 (aviation) + 券 (ticket). The 券 suffix appears in many ticket-related words such as 乗車券 (train ticket) and 入場券 (admission ticket).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 航空券を予約する: to book a plane ticket
- 航空券を購入する: to purchase a plane ticket
- 航空券を手配する: to arrange a plane ticket
- 格安航空券: discount airline ticket
RELATED TERMS:
- 片道航空券: one-way ticket
- 往復航空券: round-trip ticket
- 搭乗券: boarding pass
- 飛行機のチケット: plane ticket (casual)