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ticket gate

NounSuru VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

1. examination of tickets
2. ticket gate
3. Paid area

This noun refers to the ticket gate or ticket barrier found at train and subway stations in Japan. Passengers pass through it by inserting a ticket or tapping an IC card, and station staff may check tickets there as well.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

This station has multiple ticket gates, so it's easy to get lost.

Sentence 2

On this route, you can transfer without going through the ticket gate.

Sentence 3

I arrived earlier than expected, so I'll wait at the café outside the ticket gate.

Sentence 4

Hey, don't just stop right in front of the ticket gate — you're in the way.

Sentence 5

Wait, was the ticket gate always this far away?