여권

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passport

🛂 旅券 = travel (旅 yeo) + ticket/certificate (券 gwon): a travel certificate

여 is 旅, the travel syllable also found in 여행 (旅行, trip). 권 is 券, the ticket syllable in 입장권 (admission ticket) and 상품권 (gift voucher). A passport is literally your travel ticket.

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