Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 〈 物もの 〉 方ほう 式しき で 行おこな う to carry out something using a certain method
This factory makes products using a new method.
方ほう 式しき を 採さい 用よう する to adopt a method or system
The company adopted a new input method.
方ほう 式しき に 従したが う to follow a prescribed method or procedure
Please proceed with the work according to this method.
方ほう 式しき を 導どう 入にゅう する to introduce a new method or system
The government introduced a new election method.
〜 方ほう 式しき に 基もと づく to be based on a particular method or system
This evaluation is based on a unique method.
Kanji 方 direction, person, alternative Related words 方法 is a general, everyday word for a way of doing something, while 方式 stresses a formal, standardized procedure or format.
手法 highlights the technique or skill used to achieve something, whereas 方式 emphasizes the fixed system or format followed.
システム refers to a whole organized system of components, while 方式 focuses on the specific procedure or formula used within such a system.
やり方 is a casual, personal way of doing something, whereas 方式 implies an official or standardized method.
方式 explicitly denotes a method or procedure, while 式 more often appears as a suffix meaning 'X-style,' as in 日本式 .
Don't confuse with 形式 refers to the outward form, shape, or formality of something, while 方式 refers to the actual method or procedure used.
Word family· 68 new method; new system
batch mode
three-shop system; pachinko prize-exchange system
input method; input system
installment plan; instalment plan
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Etymology Compound of 方 (ほう , 'direction, way') and 式 (しき , 'style, formula, ceremony'). The combination conveys a formalized way or prescribed style.
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