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券

券 – ticket

8 strokesTaught in grade 6#583 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 券 means ticket. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ケン (ken). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 刀 (no. 18).

Stroke order

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiケンken

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: (Kangxi radical 18). Components: 一・人・大・刀・二・并.

Words using 券

券けんticket回数券かいすうけんcoupon tickets定期券ていきけんcommuter pass旅券りょけんpassport

Example sentences

この券は２週間有効です。
This ticket is good for two weeks.
Tatoeba #222131
回数券を下さい。
May I have coupon tickets?
Tatoeba #185181
スミス氏は定期券を持っていくのを忘れた。
Mr Smith forgot to take his commuter ticket.
Tatoeba #214245

Kanji with the same radical

分前制初判利別割切副劇創則削刊刑

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