1.
boarding entrance; doorway; entry/exit point (of a vehicle)
The door or opening on a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle where passengers get on and off.
A practical transportation term for the door or opening where passengers board and exit vehicles. Composed of 乗降 (boarding and alighting) + 口 (opening, entrance). Common in announcements and signage on buses, trains, and airplanes.
Common collocations
- 乗降口に注意: caution at the doorway
- 乗降口を開ける: to open the doorway
- 乗降口を塞がない: don't block the doorway
- 前の乗降口: front entrance
Similar words
- 出入口: entrance/exit — for buildings, not vehicles
- 乗車口: boarding entrance — specifically for getting on
- 降車口: exit — specifically for getting off
- ドア: door — general term, often used for train doors in everyday speech
Usage
Common in transportation announcements: "乗降口にご注意ください" (please be careful at the doorway).