券 — ticket / coupon

Grade 5けん

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券 (readings: けん; Japanese kanji) means “ticket / coupon”. It is a Grade 5 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 5 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 入場券 (admission ticket).

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What does 券 mean?

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Kanji	券
Meaning	ticket / coupon
Readings	けん
Grade	Grade 5 (Hard)
Curriculum	Kyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example	入場券 (admission ticket)

How to read 券

券 is read けん depending on the word.

Words with 券

債券trái phiếu
入場券vé vào cửa

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Updated: 2026-08-09