降 車 口(こうしゃぐち)

こうしゃぐち

noun

exit door (of a bus or train); alighting point

1. exit door (of a bus or train); alighting point

The designated door or area on a bus, train, or other public transport vehicle through which passengers exit. On Japanese city buses, passengers typically board at the rear and exit at the front, where the fare is paid.

降車口(こうしゃぐち)は前(まえ)です。

The exit is at the front.

降車口(こうしゃぐち)の近(ちか)くに立(た)っていてください。

Please stand near the exit door.

バスの降車口(こうしゃぐち)で料金(りょうきん)を払(はら)うのを忘(わす)れないでください。

Please don't forget to pay the fare at the bus exit door.

A compound of 降車(こうしゃ) (alighting from a vehicle) and 口(ぐち) (opening, entrance/exit). Commonly seen as signage on buses and trains.

Common collocations

降車口(こうしゃぐち)は前(まえ): the exit is at the front
降車口(こうしゃぐち)から降(お)りる: to get off through the exit door
降車口(こうしゃぐち)付近(ふきん): near the exit door

Similar words

乗車口(じょうしゃぐち): boarding door — the door for getting on, typically at the rear on buses
出口(でぐち): exit — general exit for buildings and stations, not specifically for vehicles
改札口(かいさつぐち): ticket gate — the barrier at train stations, not on the vehicle itself

Related Words

Compare: 乗車口(じょうしゃぐち) (boarding door)

Compare: 出口(でぐち) (exit)

Compare: 改札口(かいさつぐち) (ticket gate)

Compare: 乗降口(じょうこうぐち) (boarding entrance)

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