式しき

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き

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 500

Meanings

noun, noun, used as a suffix

style; method; system; type

Most often used as a suffix in compounds such as 日本式, 洋式, 選択式, and X式, meaning a style, format, system, or method associated with X. As a standalone word for 'method,' 方式 or 形式 may sound more explicit.

旅りょ館かんで日本にほん式しきの朝ちょう食しょくを食たべた。
I had a Japanese-style breakfast at the inn.

この試し験けんは記き述じゅつ式しきではなく選せん択たく式しきです。

This exam is multiple-choice, not written-answer format.

noun

ceremony; rite; celebration

A general word for a formal ceremony or event, especially in compounds such as 卒業式 and 入学式. 儀式 is often used when emphasizing ritual or religious formality.

卒そつ業ぎょう式しきに出しゅっ席せきした。
I attended the graduation ceremony.
入にゅう学がく式しきは体たい育いく館かんで行おこなわれる。
The entrance ceremony will be held in the gymnasium.

noun

wedding ceremony

When the context is marriage, 式 can be a shorthand for 結婚式. It is especially common in the phrase 式を挙げる, 'to hold a wedding ceremony.'

二人ふたりは来らい月げつ、式しきを挙あげる。
The two of them will have their wedding ceremony next month.

noun

equation; formula; mathematical expression

Used in mathematics, science, and technical contexts for a formula, equation, or expression. 数式 is a more explicit word for a mathematical expression.

この式しきを解といて、xの値あたいを求もとめなさい。
Solve this equation and find the value of x.
台だい形けいの面めん積せきを求もとめる式しきを覚おぼえた。
I memorized the formula for finding the area of a trapezoid.

noun

enforcement regulations of the ritsuryō codes

historical term

Historical legal term connected with the 律令 system. It refers to detailed enforcement regulations, not to modern regulations in general.

Written forms

式しきUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling for the common noun and suffix. The kana spelling しき is normally just the reading, not a separate practical written form for this word.
しきUsage1%
シキUsage<1%

Kanji

式style, ceremony, rite

Similar words

方ほう式しき
More explicitly means a method, system, or procedure; less likely than 式 to mean a ceremony or formula.
形けい式しき
Means form, format, or outward structure; useful when emphasizing format rather than a named X-style system.
儀ぎ式しき
A ritual or formal rite, often with religious or ceremonial weight; 式 is broader and also covers school ceremonies and weddings.
数すう式しき
Specifically a mathematical expression or formula; 式 alone can mean the same in a math context but is broader.
結けっ婚こん式しき
The explicit word for a wedding ceremony; 式 alone can mean this when the marriage context is already clear.

Etymology

Sino-Japanese noun read しき, written with 式, a kanji conventionally associated with form, rule, method, and ceremony. The word's senses reflect established kanji-compound and technical uses rather than a single transparent modern decomposition.