式
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 式
1
Noun, used as a suffix
way; style; fashion; method; system; form; type
Examples
彼は事故でその式に出席できなかった。
An accident prohibited his attending the ceremony.
2
ceremony; rite; ritual; celebration
Examples
社長の挨拶が長くて式の後半が押せ押せになってしまった。
The company president's welcome was so long that we were squeezed for time in the second half of the ceremony.
3
wedding (ceremony)
4
equation; formula; expression
Examples
式に余分の変数を加えたことによって、この実験結果は不明瞭なものになっている。
The result of this experiment is obscured by the extra variables added in the formula.
5
Historical term
enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō legal codes)
Kanji in this Word
式
6 strokes
Frequency: 251
JLPT N2
Grade 3
Meanings
style
ceremony
rite
function
method
system
form
expression
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シキ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
のり
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