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Kanji Detail for 式 - "ceremony, form, style"

  • Meaning

    式 means "ceremony, form, style."

    1. Ceremony - A formal ritual; a rite.

    2. Form - A pattern; a style.

    3. Rule - A standard; a principle.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    style; ceremony; rite; function; method; system; form; expression

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    style, system, formula, rule

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    type; form; pattern; style

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    formula, pattern, rule, style, system

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A model. Something worthy of imitation is called 足式. | A system. Such as 程式, 式樣. All things taken as models. Also, in algebra, equations derived from definitions used for similar problems are called 公式. | A ceremony. Such as the school opening ceremony called 開校式; the wedding ceremony called 結婚式. | A salute. Ancient carriages had a crossbar; when paying respect, one leaned forward on it, called 式. | A sentence-initial particle. (Book of Odes) "Declining, declining." Meaning greatly weakened.
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Sentences including

  • He got accustomed to the new way of living.

  • When is the wedding going to take place?

  • We were all present at her wedding.

  • Will you take part in the ceremony?

  • I want to ask them when their big day is.

  • Where is the wedding to be?

  • Their wedding will be tomorrow.

  • I didn't attend his funeral.

  • I like english breakfast tea the best.

  • Are you going to attend ceremony?

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