(とうちゃくぐち)

とうちゃくぐち
noun
arrival gate; arrivals exit
1. arrival gate; arrivals exit
The area in an airport or station where arriving passengers exit to meet people waiting for them. The opposite of the departure gate.
到着口(とうちゃくぐち)()っている。
I'm waiting at the arrivals gate.
到着口(とうちゃくぐち)は1(かい)にあります。
The arrivals exit is on the first floor.
友人(ゆうじん)(むか)えに空港(くうこう)到着口(とうちゃくぐち)まで()った。
I went to the airport arrivals gate to pick up my friend.

Compound of 到着(とうちゃく) (arrival) and (ぐち) (gate/exit/mouth). A practical travel vocabulary word seen on signs in airports and train stations.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 到着口(とうちゃくぐち)()つ: to wait at the arrivals gate
  • 到着口(とうちゃくぐち)(むか)えに()く: to go to the arrivals gate to meet someone
  • 国際線(こくさいせん)到着口(とうちゃくぐち): international arrivals gate
  • 国内線(こくないせん)到着口(とうちゃくぐち): domestic arrivals gate

RELATED WORDS:

  • 出発口(しゅっぱつぐち): departure gate — the opposite
  • 到着(とうちゃく): arrival
  • 到着(とうちゃく)ロビー: arrivals lobby
  • 搭乗口(とうじょうぐち): boarding gate — where passengers board the plane

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 改札口(かいさつぐち): ticket gate — at train stations
  • 出口(でぐち): exit — general term for any exit
  • 入口(いりぐち): entrance — general term for any entrance