合格点(ごうかくてん)

ごうかくてん
noun
passing score; passing grade; passing mark
education
1. passing score; passing grade
The minimum score required to pass an examination or test.
合格点(ごうかくてん)は七十点(ななじゅってん)だ。
The passing score is 70 points.
あと五点(ごてん)で合格点(ごうかくてん)に届(とど)かなかった。
I fell short of the passing score by just five points.
試験(しけん)の合格点(ごうかくてん)は毎年(まいとし)変(か)わるので、過去(かこ)のデータを確認(かくにん)しておいた方(ほう)がいい。
The passing score changes every year, so you should check past data.
2. acceptable level; passing mark
Used figuratively to describe a satisfactory or acceptable standard of quality or performance.
まあ合格点(ごうかくてん)だろう。
I'd say it's passable.
料理(りょうり)の味(あじ)は合格点(ごうかくてん)だが、盛(も)り付(つ)けがもう少(すこ)しほしい。
The taste of the food is acceptable, but the presentation could be a little better.
初(はじ)めてにしては合格点(ごうかくてん)をあげられる出来栄(できば)えだった。
For a first attempt, the result was good enough to get a passing mark.

A compound of 合格(ごうかく) (passing; success) and 点(てん) (score; point). In its literal sense, it refers to the cutoff score on exams. In everyday conversation, it is often used figuratively to evaluate things like food, performance, or work quality, meaning "good enough" or "acceptable."

Common collocations

  • 合格点(ごうかくてん)に達(たっ)する: to reach the passing score
  • 合格点(ごうかくてん)に届(とど)かない: to fall short of the passing score
  • 合格点(ごうかくてん)をあげる: to give a passing mark (figurative)
  • 合格点(ごうかくてん)ギリギリ: barely passing

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Related Words

Compare: 及第点(きゅうだいてん) (passing mark)
Related: 満点(まんてん) (perfect score, full marks)
Compare: 平均点(へいきんてん) (average score)
Compare: 百点(ひゃくてん) (perfect score)
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