# 券 — Ticket

Frequency rank 1454 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 朱 (Vermilion), less common than 祈 (Pray).

- On’yomi: けん
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 刀 Knife (Kangxi 18)
- Frequency path: Level XII of XX

Horns on top are sharpened by a sword below -- horns cut with a sword are stamped onto paper as a ticket for the bullfight.

In words:

- 券 けん — ticket,coupon,bond,certificate
- 旅券 りょけん — passport
- 定期券 ていきけん — commuter pass,season ticket

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