正せい式しき

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

Describes something done according to established rules, procedures, or etiquette; often contrasts with informal or provisional arrangements.

正せい式しきな書しょ類るいを提てい出しゅつしてください。
Please submit the official documents.
まだ正せい式しきに決きまったわけではない。
It hasn't been formally decided yet.

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Usage patterns

正せい式しきに〈動どう詞し〉to formally do something
二人ふたりは来らい月げつ、正せい式しきに結けっ婚こんすることになった。
The two of them are going to formally get married next month.
正せい式しきな〈場ば所しょ〉an official/formal occasion or setting
その服ふくはもう少すこし正せい式しきな場ばには合あわない。
Those clothes don't quite suit a more formal occasion.
〈相あい手て〉と正せい式しきに契けい約やくするto formally sign a contract with someone
会かい社しゃは新あたらしい取とり引ひき先さきと正せい式しきに契けい約やくした。
The company formally signed a contract with the new business partner.
正せい式しきに認みとめるto officially acknowledge/recognize something
その団だん体たいは政せい府ふに正せい式しきに認みとめられた。
The organization was officially recognized by the government.
正せい式しきな手て続つづきを取とるto go through the proper/official procedure
留りゅう学がくするには正せい式しきな手て続つづきを取とる必ひつ要ようがある。
You need to go through the proper procedures to study abroad.

Expressions

正せい式しきの歴れき史しofficial history; state-sanctioned history

Kanji

正correct, justice, righteous
式style, ceremony, rite

Related words

公こう式しきN2
公式 stresses public/official recognition by an authority, while 正式 stresses following the proper form or procedure.
正せい規きN1
正規 describes an officially established, regular status (like 正規社員), whereas 正式 describes doing something according to proper procedure or etiquette.
フォーマルN1
正式 is a native Japanese word for formal or official (often for procedures, documents, or status), while フォーマル is a loanword typically used for dress codes and social events.
オフィシャル
正式 emphasizes proper procedure or formality (e.g. 正式な手続き), whereas オフィシャル simply marks something as officially authorized or sanctioned.

Opposites

非ひ公こう式しきN3
非公式 means unofficial or informal, the direct opposite of 正式's formal/official sense.
略りゃく式しき
略式 refers to a simplified or abbreviated form of doing something, contrasting with 正式's full, proper procedure.
仮かりN1
正式 means official and final, the opposite of 仮, which marks something as provisional or not yet settled.
暫ざん定ていN1
正式 means 'official' or 'formally finalized', contrasting with 暫定, which describes an arrangement still awaiting final, official confirmation.

Word family

正せい式しき名めい
formal name; official name
正せい式しき名めい称しょう
official name; formal name
正せい式しき国こく名めい
official name of a country
正せい式しき発はっ表ぴょう
official announcement; formal announcement
正せい式しき調ちょう印いん
formal signing; official signing
正せい式しきメンバー
official member; full member

Etymology

Compound of 正 (correct, proper) and 式 (form, ceremony). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning 'proper form' or 'formal procedure'.