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式
Style, Ceremony, Formula
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
Japanese uses 式 for many important events, such as 卒業式 (graduation ceremony), 入学式 (entrance ceremony), and 結婚式 (wedding ceremony).
Memory Trick
Imagine everyone wearing matching clothes and following the same STYLE during a CEREMONY. Everything follows one fixed FORM.
Readings
Onyomi: シキ (shiki)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
結婚式
けっこんしき (kekkonshiki)
Wedding ceremony
卒業式
そつぎょうしき (sotsugyoushiki)
Graduation ceremony
入学式
にゅうがくしき (nyuugakushiki)
School entrance ceremony
公式
こうしき (koushiki)
Official, Formula
Example Sentence
明日は 卒業式です。
あしたは そつぎょうしきです。
ashita wa sotsugyoushiki desu
Tomorrow is the graduation ceremony.