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一式 (いっしき, isshiki) Japanese meaning: set | Kotomora

一いっ式しき

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Meanings

1

set; kit; suite

Refers to a complete collection of related items, often sold or used together. Common in commercial and technical contexts.

この工こう具ぐ一いっ式しきを買

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If you buy this tool set, you can start repairs right away.

引ひっ越こしのため、家か具ぐ一いっ式しきを新あたらしく揃そろえた。

For the move, I got a complete new set of furniture.

2

all; everything

Used to mean the entirety of something, often in the pattern 〜一式. Slightly formal or businesslike.

書しょ類るい一いっ式しきを提てい出しゅつしてください。
Please submit all the documents.
このプロジェクトの資し料りょう一いっ式しきは、あちらの棚たなにあります。
All the materials for this project are on that shelf over there.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉一いっ式しきa complete set of 〈thing〉
引ひっ越こしの道どう具ぐ一いっ式しきをそろえた。
I put together a complete set of moving supplies.
一いっ式しきをそろえるto assemble/acquire a full set
新あたらしい部屋へやのために家か具ぐ一いっ式しきをそろえた。
I got a complete set of furniture for the new room.
一いっ式しきで購こう入にゅうするto purchase as a complete set
パソコン関かん連れんの機き器きを一いっ式しきで購こう入にゅうした。
I bought all the computer-related equipment as a set.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
式style, ceremony, rite

Related words

セットN3sense 1
セット is a casual loanword for a matching set, while 一式 stresses that the collection is complete and is common in formal or commercial contexts.
揃そろいN1sense 1
揃い emphasizes items that match or form a coordinated group, whereas 一式 focuses on the set being functionally complete (e.g. tools, equipment).
全ぜん部ぶN5sense 2
全部 is a plain word for 'all/everything', while 一式 implies a structured, complete collection of related items rather than just totality.
揃そろえ
揃え emphasizes that items match or are uniform, while 一式 emphasizes that a kit or set is complete with all its parts.

Don't confuse with

一いっ切さいN2sense 2
一式 refers to a complete set of related items (like tools or equipment), while 一切 means 'all/everything' in an abstract sense and is often used with negatives to mean 'nothing at all'.

Word family

道どう具ぐ一いっ式しき
set of tools; kit; outfit

Etymology

Compound of 一 (one) and 式 (style, ceremony, formula). The meaning 'complete set' likely developed from the idea of a single unified style or form encompassing all necessary parts.