願書

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 願書 is read as がんしょ and is a noun for a formal application form submitted for an examination, school, or institution.
• Basic usage: Submission appears in 願書を提出する, while attaching a photograph appears in 願書に写真を貼る.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference from 申込書
  • 申込書 is a general registration form; 願書 readily denotes a formal application subject to admission or examination.
• Document and application result
  • It names the form itself and does not imply that the application was accepted or successful.