和わ式しき

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

Japanese-style; traditional Japanese style; squat-style toilet

Used as a noun or の-adjective for something in Japanese style, especially a Japanese-style squat toilet when contrasted with 洋式.

The station has both Japanese-style and Western-style toilets.

和わ式しきのトイレを使つかったことがありません。

I have never used a Japanese-style squat toilet.

和わ式しきの〈物もの〉a Japanese-style ~
この旅りょ館かんには和わ式しきの部屋へやがある。
This inn has a Japanese-style room.
〈物もの〉は和わ式しきだ~ is Japanese-style
このトイレは和わ式しきだ。
This toilet is the Japanese-style kind.

和わ風ふうN2
和風 usually describes Japanese-style flavor, design, or atmosphere, while 和式 is used for a specific type or format, most commonly a Japanese-style (squat) toilet.
日本にほん式しき
和式 is the common everyday word for Japanese-style items (like 和式トイレ), whereas 日本式 sounds slightly more formal and can also describe abstract methods or systems.

洋よう式しきN1
和式 refers to the traditional Japanese style (e.g. a squat toilet), while 洋式 refers to the Western style (e.g. a seated toilet).

A Sino-Japanese compound of 和, here meaning Japanese or Japanese-style, and 式, meaning style, method, or form.