JLPT N2 · Noun

形式 (keishiki)

形式 (けいしき, keishiki) is a Japanese noun meaning “form (as opposed to substance)”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: けいしき
Romaji: keishiki
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

form (as opposed to substance) · noun
format; form; style; manner · noun
formality; form · noun
mode; form · noun
form (bilinear, quadratic, etc.) · noun

Example sentences

彼はそれを小説の形式で表した。

He expressed it in the form of fiction.

Tatoeba #112174

朝食はバイキング形式だって。

Breakfast is a smorgasbord.

Tatoeba #126198

一般に若者は形式を嫌う。

In general, young people dislike formality.

Tatoeba #190201

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

Kanji in 形式

形

shape, form, styleケイ・ギョウ・かた・-がた · 7 strokes

式

style, ceremony, riteシキ · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 形式.

形かたち(physical) form人形にんぎょうdoll形態けいたいform図形ずけいfigure形容詞けいようしadjective正方形せいほうけいsquare長方形ちょうほうけいrectangle形けいform形容動詞けいようどうしadjectival noun (in Japanese)原形げんけいoriginal form形成けいせいformation形勢けいせいcondition地形ちけいterrain式しきway

Source: JMdict entry 1250310 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.