荷物検査(にもつけんさ)

にもつけんさ
noun
baggage inspection; luggage check
1. baggage inspection; luggage check
The process of examining the contents of bags or luggage, typically for security purposes at airports, event venues, or border crossings.
空港(くうこう)で荷物検査(にもつけんさ)を受(う)けた。
I went through baggage inspection at the airport.
入場(にゅうじょう)前(まえ)に荷物検査(にもつけんさ)があります。
There is a baggage inspection before entry.
荷物検査(にもつけんさ)で引(ひ)っかかって時間(じかん)がかかった。
I got held up at the baggage inspection and it took a while.

A compound of 荷物(にもつ) (baggage, luggage) + 検査(けんさ) (inspection, examination). Encountered at airports, concert venues, stadiums, and international borders. In Japan, security checks have become more common at large events.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 荷物検査(にもつけんさ)を受(う)ける: to undergo baggage inspection
  • 荷物検査(にもつけんさ)を行(おこな)う: to carry out baggage inspection
  • 荷物検査(にもつけんさ)場(じょう): baggage inspection area
  • 手荷物(てにもつ)検査(けんさ): carry-on luggage inspection

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 手荷物(てにもつ)検査(けんさ): carry-on baggage check — specifically for items carried by hand
  • 身体検査(しんたいけんさ): body search, physical examination — inspection of a person rather than their belongings
  • 保安検査(ほあんけんさ): security screening — broader term used at airports covering both personal and baggage checks
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