Memory phrase for the Kanji: 券


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Meaning ticket, coupon, pass, token

Pronunciation

KEN

Explanation

At top the guard person 龹 known from: barrier, checkpoint 関 (= person 人 with raised arms 丷 and two barrier bars 二), below: sword 刀

Mnemonic


 
The border guard has a sword to cut your ticket.

Radicals

border guardA barrier with two 二 barrier bars and a person 人 with upraised arms 丷 mark the: border guard.
swordAs radical often simplified to:刂
way outThis component is often understood as "something coming out".
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 Vocabulary

けん  ticket, coupon, bond, certificate
回数券 かいすうけん  coupon tickets, book of tickets
定期券 ていきけん  commuter pass, season ticket
旅券 りょけん  passport

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