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式 – style, ceremony, rite
6 strokesTaught in grade 3#251 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary
The kanji 式 means style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シキ (shiki). It is written with 6 strokes, under radical 弋 (no. 56).
Stroke order
Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.
Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | シキ | shiki |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 弋 (Kangxi radical 56). Components: 工・弋.
Words using 式
式しきway正式せいしきformal儀式ぎしきceremony形式けいしきform (as opposed to substance)公式こうしきofficial葬式そうしきfuneral方程式ほうていしきequation式場しきじょうceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral)株式かぶしきshare (in a company)方式ほうしきform様式ようしきstyle
Example sentences
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.
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.
Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.