便名(びんめい)

びんめい
noun
flight number; service number
travel
1. 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(びんめい)を教(おし)えてください。
Please tell me the flight number.
便名(びんめい)はJL305です。
The flight number is JL305.
搭乗券(とうじょうけん)に便名(びんめい)と出発時刻(しゅっぱつじこく)が書(か)いてあります。
The flight number and departure time are written on the boarding pass.
到着(とうちゃく)ロビーの電光掲示板(でんこうけいじばん)で便名(びんめい)を確認(かくにん)した。
I checked the flight number on the electronic board in the arrivals lobby.

Composed of 便(びん) (service, flight — as in a scheduled transport run) and 名(めい) (name, designation). The word 便(びん) itself is a useful counter/noun for scheduled services: 一便(いちびん) (first flight/service), 最終便(さいしゅうびん) (last flight/service).

This is essential vocabulary for anyone traveling by air in Japan. You will see 便名(びんめい) on booking confirmations, boarding passes, airport information boards, and immigration forms. When picking someone up from the airport, asking for the 便名(びんめい) is the standard way to track their arrival.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • フライトナンバー: flight number — the English loanword equivalent; less common in formal Japanese contexts
  • 便(びん): flight, service — the broader term for a scheduled transport run
  • 航空便(こうくうびん): airmail; air service — refers to the service itself rather than its identifying number

Related Words

Compare: 航空便(こうくうびん) (airmail)
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Added 2026.4.12 23:12 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29
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