併願

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 併願, read へいがん, combines 併, indicating parallel or additional action, with 願, an application or preferred choice.
• Basic usage: It is a verbal noun for applying to more than one school, department, or option.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Relation to 第一志望
  • Applying elsewhere through 併願する does not mean that every application has the same priority as the first-choice school.
• Possibility with できる
  • 併願できる states that multiple applications are permitted; it does not say that an application has already been submitted.