Traveling by Plane


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plane
hikouki    


airport
kuukou    


baggage claim tag
kureemu tagu    

kureemu: claim
tagu: tag
nimotsu azukari shou    

nimotsu: baggage

entry card; arrival card
nyuukoku kaado    

kaado: card

Kanji translation:
nyuukoku: entry into a country


Immigration control
shutsu nyuukoku kanri    

kanri: control

customs
zeikan    


boarding gate
toujou-guchi    

toujou: boarding

boarding pass
toujou-ken    

toujou: boarding
ken: pass, ticket

airline ticket; air ticket
koukuu-ken    

koukuu: airline
ken: ticket

Airlines
koukuu gaisha    


passport
pasupouto    


visa
biza    


baggage (American English)
luggage (British English)

nimotsu    


suitcase
suutsu keesu    

suutsu: suit
keesu: case

fragile item
koware-yasui mono    

koware-yasui: fragile
mono: item

window seat
mado-gawa no seki    

mado: window
gawa: side
seki: seat

aisle seat
tsuuro-gawa no seki    

tsuuro: aisle
gawa: side
seki: seat

transit; transfer
noritsugi    


I'd like a window seat.
Mado-gawa no seki wo onegai shimasu.    

mado: window
gawa: side
seki: seat


Chubu Centrair International Airport, photo courtesy of Mr. T