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flight number; service number
The identifying number or code of a scheduled transport service, most commonly an airline flight (e.g., JL123, NH456). Can also refer to bus or ferry service numbers, though airline usage is dominant.
便名を教えてください。
Please tell me the flight number.
便名はJL305です。
The flight number is JL305.
搭乗券に便名と出発時刻が書いてあります。
The flight number and departure time are written on the boarding pass.
到着ロビーの電光掲示板で便名を確認した。
I checked the flight number on the electronic board in the arrivals lobby.
Composed of 便 (service, flight — as in a scheduled transport run) and 名 (name, designation). The word 便 itself is a useful counter/noun for scheduled services: 一便 (first flight/service), 最終便 (last flight/service).
This is essential vocabulary for anyone traveling by air in Japan. You will see 便名 on booking confirmations, boarding passes, airport information boards, and immigration forms. When picking someone up from the airport, asking for the 便名 is the standard way to track their arrival.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 便名を確認する: to confirm the flight number
- 便名を入力する: to enter the flight number
- 便名で検索する: to search by flight number
SIMILAR WORDS:
- フライトナンバー: flight number — the English loanword equivalent; less common in formal Japanese contexts
- 便: flight, service — the broader term for a scheduled transport run
- 航空便: airmail; air service — refers to the service itself rather than its identifying number