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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.
乗車口は前方です。
The boarding entrance is at the front.
バスの乗車口で整理券を取ってください。
Please take a numbered ticket at the bus boarding entrance.
乗車口と降車口が分かれているバスでは、後ろから乗って前から降りる。
On buses where the boarding and alighting doors are separate, you board from the back and exit from the front.
Compound of 乗車 (boarding a vehicle) + 口 (entrance; opening). The 口 suffix is very productive for indicating entrances and exits.
THE ～口 PATTERN:
- 降車口: exit (for getting off a vehicle)
- 改札口: ticket gate
- 出口: exit
- 入口: entrance
- 非常口: emergency exit
USAGE:
In many Japanese buses, the 乗車口 is at the rear and the 降車口 is at the front near the driver. For trains, 乗車口 refers to the marked positions on the platform where doors will open.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 搭乗口: boarding gate — specifically for aircraft at airports
- 乗り場: boarding area; platform — less formal, used for taxis, buses, and boats