乗 車 口(じょうしゃぐち)

じょうしゃぐち

noun

boarding entrance; boarding door; entrance for passengers

travel

1. boarding entrance; boarding door; place where passengers get on

The designated entrance for boarding a bus, train, or other vehicle. Commonly seen on signs at stations and bus stops.

乗車口(じょうしゃぐち)は前方(ぜんぽう)です。

The boarding entrance is at the front.

バスの乗車口(じょうしゃぐち)で整理券(せいりけん)を取(と)ってください。

Please take a numbered ticket at the bus boarding entrance.

乗車口(じょうしゃぐち)と降車口(こうしゃぐち)が分(わ)かれているバスでは、後(うし)ろから乗(の)って前(まえ)から降(お)りる。

On buses where the boarding and alighting doors are separate, you board from the back and exit from the front.

Compound of 乗車(じょうしゃ) (boarding a vehicle) + 口(ぐち) (entrance; opening). The 口(ぐち) suffix is very productive for indicating entrances and exits.

THE ～口(ぐち) PATTERN:

降車口(こうしゃぐち): exit (for getting off a vehicle)
改札口(かいさつぐち): ticket gate
出口(でぐち): exit
入口(いりぐち): entrance
非常口(ひじょうぐち): emergency exit

Usage

In many Japanese buses, the 乗車口(じょうしゃぐち) is at the rear and the 降車口(こうしゃぐち) is at the front near the driver. For trains, 乗車口(じょうしゃぐち) refers to the marked positions on the platform where doors will open.

Similar words

搭乗口(とうじょうぐち): boarding gate — specifically for aircraft at airports
乗(の)り場(ば): boarding area; platform — less formal, used for taxis, buses, and boats

Related Words

Compare: 搭乗口(とうじょうぐち) (boarding gate)

Compare: 乗(の)り場(ば) (boarding area)

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

Compare: 降車口(こうしゃぐち) (exit door (of a bus or train))

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