Japanese word

儀式

Pronunciation

Romajigishiki

Meaning

  • nounceremony

Example

この儀式は毎年行われます。ko no gi shiki wa mai toshi okona wa re ma su

This ceremony is held every year.

Illustration for 儀式 (ceremony)

More examples

司祭は参加者に儀式の意味を説明します。shi sai wa san ka sha ni gi shiki no i mi o setsu mei shi ma su

The priest explains the meaning of the ceremony to the participants.

Core concept

Describes an organized event whose prescribed actions give a shared purpose or occasion a formal shape.

Common phrases

  • 儀式を行うgi shiki o okona u

    hold a ceremony

  • 儀式に参加するgi shiki ni san ka su ru

    participate in a ceremony

  • 儀式を執り行うgi shiki o to ri okona u

    conduct a ceremony

  • 儀式の意味gi shiki no i mi

    meaning of a ceremony

  • 儀式に招くgi shiki ni mane ku

    invite someone to a ceremony

Similar words

儀礼girei: A set of formal actions performed according to established rules for a social or religious occasion.
式典shikiten: A formal public event held to mark an important occasion.
式shiki: A formal event or set of procedures that marks an important occasion.

Definition in Japanese

社会的または宗教的な意味を持つ定められた手順で行う行事。sha kai teki ma ta wa shū kyō teki na i mi o mo tsu sada me ra re ta te jun de okona u gyō ji

Word origin

儀式 (gishiki) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 儀 (gi, "ceremony or proper conduct") and 式 (shiki, "form or ceremony").

Usage tips

  • English speakers often use ceremony for a public formal event and ritual for a repeated practice, whereas 儀式 (gishiki) covers the formal event sense of both words.

Other meanings

  • ritualnoun
  • ritenoun

Related words

  • 儀式的gishikitekiceremonialna-adjective
  • 儀式化gishikikaritualizationnoun
  • 儀式性gishikiseiritual qualitynoun

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