番号札(ばんごうふだ)

ばんごうふだ
noun
numbered ticket; number tag
daily-life
1. numbered ticket; number tag; queue ticket
A small ticket, tag, or token with a number on it, used to manage waiting order at service counters, restaurants, government offices, and similar places. The customer takes a number and waits to be called.
番号札(ばんごうふだ)をお取(と)りください。
Please take a numbered ticket.
番号札(ばんごうふだ)の順番(じゅんばん)にお呼(よ)びします。
We will call you in the order of your ticket number.
市役所(しやくしょ)で番号札(ばんごうふだ)を取(と)って、30分(ぷん)も待(ま)たされた。
I took a number at city hall and was made to wait 30 minutes.
入口(いりぐち)の機械(きかい)から番号札(ばんごうふだ)が出(で)てくるので、それを持(も)って待合(まちあい)スペースでお待(ま)ちください。
A numbered ticket comes out of the machine at the entrance — please take it and wait in the waiting area.

Composed of 番号(ばんごう) (number) and 札(ふだ) (tag, ticket, card). This is the standard term for the numbered tickets used in queuing systems throughout Japan — at banks, post offices, government counters, hospital reception desks, and many restaurants.

The system is ubiquitous in daily life in Japan. You typically take a 番号札(ばんごうふだ) from a machine or dispenser near the entrance, and then wait for your number to be displayed on a screen or called out by staff. Knowing this word is practical for navigating everyday errands.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 整理券(せいりけん): numbered ticket (for a queue or bus boarding order) — a near-synonym, often used on buses and at large events
  • 受付番号(うけつけばんごう): reception number — the number assigned at check-in, similar in function
  • 引換券(ひきかえけん): exchange ticket, claim ticket — a ticket for picking up or exchanging something, different purpose

Related Words

Compare: 整理券(せいりけん) (numbered ticket)
Compare: 引換券(ひきかえけん) (exchange ticket, claim ticket)
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Added 2026.4.12 23:09 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:31
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