Where does “定期乗車券” come from?
定期乗車券 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 乗車券, from Japanese 券, from Middle Chinese けん, from Middle Chinese 元.
定期乗車券 (Japanese): a rider's season ticket for trains, buses, etc
Definitions
- a rider's season ticket for trains, buses, etc
Ancestry of “定期乗車券”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 乗車券 | ticket for riding a means of transportation |
| 2 | Japanese | 券 | ticket, certificate; bond, coupon |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | けん | — |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 元 | — |