日本にほん式しき

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Meanings

1

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

Japanese style; Japanese system

Used broadly for anything done in a Japanese manner, method, or format. Often appears as a modifier with の.

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This inn is famous for its Japanese-style service.

日本にほん式しきの会かい議ぎでは、まず名めい刺し交こう換かんから始はじまる。

In a Japanese-style meeting, it starts with exchanging business cards.

2

Nihon-shiki romanization

abbreviation

Abbreviation of 日本式ローマ字, a romanization system for Japanese that strictly follows kana orthography. Used mainly in linguistic contexts.

日に本ほん式しきの〈物もの〉a Japanese-style ~
この旅りょ館かんは日本にほん式しきの部屋へやが人にん気きです。
This inn's Japanese-style rooms are popular.
〈物もの〉を日に本ほん式しきに〈動どう詞し〉to do something in the Japanese way
彼かれは名な前まえを日本にほん式しきにローマ字じで書かいた。
He wrote his name in romanized form using the Japanese style.
日に本ほん式しきで〈動どう詞し〉to do something in the Japanese manner
外がい国こく人じん観かん光こう客きゃくが日本にほん式しきでお辞じ儀ぎをしていた。
The foreign tourists were bowing in the Japanese manner.

和わ風ふうN2sense 1
和風 emphasizes traditional Japanese aesthetics (used for food, architecture, design), while 日本式 is a neutral term for any method or system done the Japanese way.
和わ式しきN1sense 1
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N1sense 1
洋式 means 'Western style', the direct opposite of 日本式 'Japanese style', and the two are commonly paired (e.g. 洋式トイレ vs 日本式トイレ).

Compound of 日本 (Nihon, 'Japan') + 式 (shiki, 'style, system, formula'). The romanization sense is a shortening of 日本式ローマ字 (Nihon-shiki rōmaji).