Kanji · first appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary
式

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

123456

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
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: (Kangxi radical 56). Components: 工・弋.

Words using 式

Example sentences

彼は事故でその式に出席できなかった。
An accident prohibited his attending the ceremony.
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.

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