改札口

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
かい
Grade: 4
さつ
Grade: 4
くち > ぐち
Grade: 1
kan'on kun'yomi
改札口 (kasatsu-guchi): a row of ticket gates in Tabata Station, Tokyo

Etymology

From 改札 (kaisatsu, ticket examination) +‎ (kuchi, opening).

The kuchi changes to guchi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

(かい)(さつ)(ぐち) (kaisatsu-guchi

  1. a wicket, ticket gate, ticket barrier
    Synonym: 改札 (kaisatsu)

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN