What does 改札 mean?
改札 is a Japanese noun meaning “examination of tickets” in English. It can also be translated as “ticket gate” depending on context. It is written as 改札 in kanji, かいさつ in hiragana, and kaisatsu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
最近駅の改札あたりで、平気でイチャイチャしてる若い奴等多くなったよなあ。
Lately you see more young couples making out at the train station ticket gates acting as though nobody in the world existed.