式 (Shiki) is a Japanese noun meaning “way, style, fashion, method”.
Meanings
- noun, noun suffixway; style; fashion; method; system; form
- nounceremony; rite; ritual; celebration
- nounwedding (ceremony)
- nounequation; formula; expression
- nounenforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō legal codes)
Examples
彼らは礼拝式に参加した。
They attended worship.
壮行式は何時からですか。
When is the pep rally?
彼はその式に列席していた。
He was present at the ceremony.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).