Kanji

式

style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

弋部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シキ

Nanori (Name Reading)

つね, のり, もち

Common Readings

シキ

Example sentences

式 しき
卒業式で泣いてしまった。

I ended up crying at the graduation ceremony.

場 じょう
その式場には、多くの参列者が集まっていた。

Many attendees were gathered at the ceremony venue.

正式 せいしき
正式な手続きを済ませる必要があります。

It is necessary to complete the formal procedures.

引き継ぐ ひきつぐ
前任者から業務を正式に引き継いだ。

I formally took over the duties from my predecessor.

儀式 ぎしき
その伝統的な儀式は、何世紀も受け継がれてきた。

That traditional ceremony has been passed down for centuries.

行う おこなう
儀式は厳かに行われました。

The ceremony was conducted solemnly.

結婚式 けっこんしき
先週、友人の結婚式に出席した。

I attended a friend's wedding ceremony last week.

身内 みうち
結婚式は、身内だけで静かに行うことにした。

We decided to have the wedding quietly with only family.

公式 こうしき
数学の公式を当てはめて、この問題を解く。

Solve this problem by applying a mathematical formula.

ポイント ポイント
この問題のポイントは、公式を正しく使うことだ。

The key point of this problem is to use the formula correctly.

Example Vocabulary

式

しき

ceremony; formula; style; method

正式

せいしき

official; formal; legal

儀式

ぎしき

ceremony; ritual; rite

結婚式

けっこんしき

wedding ceremony; wedding

公式

こうしき

official; formula; formal

形式

けいしき

form; formality; format

葬式

そうしき

funeral; funeral service

入学式

にゅうがくしき

entrance ceremony

卒業式

そつぎょうしき

graduation ceremony

一式

いっしき

a set; a complete suite; everything

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