入学式

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 入学式 (にゅうがくしき) adds ceremony 式 to school admission 入学 to denote an entrance ceremony.
• Basic usage: New students attend it in uniform, and schools prepare a venue such as a gymnasium.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Ceremony versus administrative enrollment
  • 入学式 celebrates and formally marks admission; it is not the paperwork that creates the enrollment record.