合格|ごうかくgoukaku[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbpassing (an exam); pass; success; passing grade
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbmeeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification; being found eligible
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 合格する(ごうかくする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 合格します(ごうかくします) |
| Negative (nai) | 合格しない(ごうかくしない) |
| polite (masen) | 合格しません(ごうかくしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 合格せず・合格せぬ(ごうかくせず・ごうかくせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 合格した(ごうかくした) |
| polite (mashita) | 合格しました(ごうかくしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 合格しなかった(ごうかくしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 合格しませんでした(ごうかくしませんでした) |
| Te form | 合格して(ごうかくして) |
| Potential | 合格できる(ごうかくできる) |
| Passive | 合格される(ごうかくされる) |
| Causative | 合格させる(ごうかくさせる) |
| Causative passive | 合格させられる(ごうかくさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 合格すれば(ごうかくすれば) |
| tara | 合格したら(ごうかくしたら) |
| Volitional | 合格しよう(ごうかくしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 合格しましょう(ごうかくしましょう) |
| Imperative | 合格しろ(ごうかくしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- SynonymパスCasualColloquial loanword: passing an exam or screening, but also skipping something or passing a ball; in formal contexts use 「合格」.
- Synonym及第きゅうだいWrittenWritten/formal prose word for passing an exam, now rather old-fashioned; mostly seen paired with 「落第」 or in set phrases. In everyday speech use 「合格」.
- Synonym通るとおるNeutralNeutral verb whose basic sense is to go through or past; by extension exams and proposals 'pass', as in 「試験に通る」. 「合格」 is a formal noun.
- Synonym受かるうかるNeutralNeutral verb, common in everyday speech, for passing an exam, interview or selection. 「合格」 also covers passing inspections and meeting standards.
- Antonym不合格ふごうかくNeutralNeutral antonym: the opposite of 「合格」 in terms of meeting a standard — failing an exam or not passing an inspection.
- Antonym落第らくだいNeutralNeutral antonym for exams: failing to pass, and by extension repeating a year or falling short; slightly old-fashioned.
「合格」 is the standard, formal word for passing exams, inspections and meeting standards. In speech, 「受かる」 and 「通る」 are the everyday verbs, and colloquial 「パス」 also works. The opposite is 「不合格」; for failing and repeating a year, use 「落第」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


