JLPT N2 · Noun

公式 (koushiki)

公式 (こうしき, koushiki) is a Japanese noun meaning “official; formal”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: こうしき
Romaji: koushiki
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

official; formal · noun taking の, noun, suffix noun
formula (e.g. mathematical) · noun
official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.) · noun, suffix noun

Example sentences

ここでの事故の数が公式に記録されているものの２倍あると仮定してみよう。

Let us suppose that the number of incidents is twice that of those officially recorded.

Tatoeba #224644

これらの要素をすべて包含するような最良の公式はこれまでのところ提案されていない。

The optimal formula which would encompass all these factors has not been proposed.

Tatoeba #217740

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 公式

公

public, prince, officialコウ・ク・おおやけ · 4 strokes

式

style, ceremony, riteシキ · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 公式.

公園こうえん(public) park公務員こうむいんpublic employee公正こうせいjustice公平こうへいfair公演こうえんpublic performance公害こうがいpollution公共こうきょうpublic (facilities, service, etc.)公衆こうしゅうthe public公表こうひょうofficial announcement公務こうむofficial business公おおやけofficial公然こうぜんopen公団こうだんpublic corporation公認こうにんofficial recognition

Source: JMdict entry 1273820 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.