券

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ticket

On-Yomi: ケン

Elements:

ticket, quarter, sword, dagger

Primitive:

quarter This character simply splits the vertical stroke of a half in half once again, to get a quarter. In so doing, it spreads the split stroke out to form a sort of enclosure under which its main relative primitive will be placed. It can be used either in its substantive or verbal meaning. [6]

Heisig story:

Quarter . . . dagger.

Koohii stories:

1) [CharleyGarrett] 28-7-2007(386): Entering the movie, the dude asks for your ticket, so he can tear it in half. He looks at you funny when you hand him a ticket already torn in half. He quietly tears the stub into quarters after you show him your dagger with a smile.

2) [decamer0n] 7-5-2007(28): In Japan, the JR railway ju-hachi-kippu seasonal discount ticket can be cut into quarters with a dagger and shared with your friends. (its actually sort-of true).

3) [Tzadeck] 7-6-2009(24): Typically, about one quarter of a ticket with be separated by a perforated edge which the ticket guy will tear off when you are at the gate. However, this kanji was made waaay before perforated edges were invented. It used to be that the guy would cut off a quarter of your ticket with a dagger.

4) [ruuku35] 1-6-2007(17): Fact #1: A QUARTER of all TICKETS are obtained with DAGGERS.

5) [sdrobertm] 7-2-2011(14): While a quarter may not buy you a ticket, a dagger will; if you know what I mean.

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