Memory phrase for the character: 券

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

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

券 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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