洋よう式しき

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

Western-style; foreign-style

Used as a noun or no-adjective to describe things designed or done in a Western manner, as opposed to traditional Japanese style. Common in compounds like 洋式トイレ, 洋式ホテル, 洋式婚礼.

• このホテルは洋よう式しきの部屋へやと和わ式しきの部屋へやがあります。

  This hotel has both Western-style and Japanese-style rooms.

• 洋よう式しきの婚こん礼れいはチャペルで行おこなわれることが多おおい。

  Western-style weddings are often held in a chapel.

noun

Western-style toilet; flush toilet

Abbreviation of 洋式トイレ. Commonly used in signs, real estate listings, and everyday speech to distinguish a sit-down flush toilet from a squat toilet (和式).

• トイレは洋よう式しきですか、それとも和わ式しきですか。

  Is the toilet a Western-style one or a Japanese-style squat toilet?

• このアパートは洋よう式しきトイレ付つきです。

  This apartment comes with a flush toilet.