式しき典てん

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Formal term for a ceremonial event, often public or official, such as a graduation, opening, or memorial ceremony.

〈事こと〉式しき典てんを行おこなうto hold a ceremony
来らい月げつ、新しん社しゃ屋おくの開かい所しょ式しき典てんを行おこなう予よ定ていです。
We plan to hold an opening ceremony for the new building next month.
式しき典てんに出しゅっ席せきするto attend a ceremony
大たい使しが式しき典てんに出しゅっ席せきした。
The ambassador attended the ceremony.
式しき典てんが開ひらかれるfor a ceremony to be held
毎まい年とし、この公こう園えんで追つい悼とう式しき典てんが開ひらかれる。
A memorial ceremony is held in this park every year.
式しき典てんを挙きょ行こうするto formally conduct a ceremony
厳げん粛しゅくな雰ふん囲い気きの中なか、卒そつ業ぎょう式しき典てんが挙きょ行こうされた。
The graduation ceremony was solemnly conducted.

式しきN4
式 is a general, simple word for a ceremony, while 式典 stresses a large, formally organized official event.
儀ぎ式しきN2
儀式 tends to refer to a ritual, often religious or traditional, while 式典 is broader and used for secular, official ceremonies.
祭さい典てん
祭典 emphasizes a festive or celebratory large-scale event, whereas 式典 is more neutral and formal in tone.
行ぎょう事じN3
行事 refers to any scheduled event or function, while 式典 specifically denotes a formal ceremony with ritual elements.

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典てん
式典 is the standard, everyday compound for a formal ceremony, while 典 alone is a bound, literary root that rarely stands on its own outside such compounds.
ガラ
式典 refers to a formal, official ceremony (like an awards ceremony), while ガラ emphasizes glitz and entertainment rather than solemn formality.
セレモニーN1
式典 is a formal written term for an official ceremony (e.g. at a company or government level), while セレモニー sounds lighter and more casual.

Compound of 式 (ceremony, form) and 典 (code, ceremony). The combination reinforces the meaning of a formal ceremonial event.