Onyomi: シキ · Kunyomi: - · Meanings: ceremony, expression, form, function, method, rite, style, system
Kanji for ceremony, expression, form, function, method
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式 is formed from 工, meaning “work” or “structure,” and 弋, meaning “tool” or “action.” These elements express performing work in a fixed and structured way. From this idea, 式 came to mean a method, style, formula, or formal procedure.
式 shows structured work, meaning method or form.
Remember 式 as a fixed and structured way of doing something.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 式 | しき | way, style, fashion, method, system, form, type | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix |
| 式典 | しきてん | ceremony, rites | common Noun |
| 式服 | しきふく | ceremonial dress | Noun |
| 式場 | しきじょう | ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral), hall for ceremonies, place of ceremony | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 式部 | しきぶ | (Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies | common Noun |
| 式次第 | しきしだい | program of a ceremony (programme) | Noun |
| 式辞 | しきじ | ceremonial address | Noun |
| 式部省 | しきぶしょう | (Nara and Heian era) ministry of ceremonies | Noun |
| 式神 | しきがみ | shikigami, spirit used by onmyōji sorcerers | Noun |
| 式日 | しきじつ | day of a ceremony or event | Noun |