式
1. Meaning and Reading
- ceremony, style, formula
- Onyomi : しき
2. Kanji Explanation
- 工 : artisan
- 弋 : arrows
From the image of an artisan (工) crafting ceremonial arrows (弋) according to rules and etiquette, it came to mean ‘formal rules’ and ‘ceremony’.
3. Example Words
形式
けいしき
form, format
書類の形式を確認する。
Check the format of the document.
結婚式
けっこんしき
wedding ceremony
来週結婚式がある。
There is a wedding ceremony next week.
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