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Kana: りょけん Romaji: ryoken Level: N1

旅券

Meaning in English

passport

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What it means

旅券 means passport, a government-issued document that certifies your identity and nationality for international travel. It serves as official proof when crossing borders and is required to re-enter your home country.

How to use it

Used in formal, legal, and administrative contexts to refer to the official document required for international travel; commonly found in immigration procedures, border control documents, and official notices. In everyday speech, people often use the loanword パスポート.

Variants and close terms

  • パスポート (pasupōto) — loanword commonly used in everyday language
  • 旅券 (tabiken) — formal term used in official documents

Composition

  • 旅: travel, journey
  • 券: certificate, ticket
  • Together they form a compound meaning a document certifying identity for travel across borders

Etymology

旅 tabi travel; 券 ken certificate, ticket; together they designate a travel document, i.e., a certificate used to verify identity for travel.

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noun (名詞)

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