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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.
到着口で待っている。
I'm waiting at the arrivals gate.
到着口は1階にあります。
The arrivals exit is on the first floor.
友人を迎えに空港の到着口まで行った。
I went to the airport arrivals gate to pick up my friend.
Compound of 到着 (arrival) and 口 (gate/exit/mouth). A practical travel vocabulary word seen on signs in airports and train stations.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 到着口で待つ: to wait at the arrivals gate
- 到着口に迎えに行く: to go to the arrivals gate to meet someone
- 国際線到着口: international arrivals gate
- 国内線到着口: domestic arrivals gate
RELATED WORDS:
- 出発口: departure gate — the opposite
- 到着: arrival
- 到着ロビー: arrivals lobby
- 搭乗口: boarding gate — where passengers board the plane
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 改札口: ticket gate — at train stations
- 出口: exit — general term for any exit
- 入口: entrance — general term for any entrance