入場券

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 入場券, read にゅうじょうけん, combines admission 入場 with ticket or certificate 券 as a ticket name.
• Basic usage: It denotes a ticket confirming the right to enter a venue or event, as in 美術館の入場券.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Scope and context
  • Unlike a travel ticket 乗車券, its purpose is admission, and it may need to be presented or retained regardless of how it was obtained.