合格

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 合格, read ごうかく, means meeting the required standard and passing an examination or assessment.
• Basic usage: 試験に合格する describes the successful outcome, while 合格の知らせ refers to news of it.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The result of passing an examination
  • It describes meeting the standard of an examination and also the news of that result. It does not merely mean taking part in the test.