Japanese word

形式

Pronunciation

Romajikeishiki

Meaning

  • nounform

Example

申込書の形式を確認します。mōshi komi sho no kei shiki o kaku nin shi ma su

I will check the format of the application form.

Illustration for 形式 (form)

More examples

この授業は対話形式で進めます。ko no ju gyō wa tai wa kei shiki de susu me ma su

This class will be conducted in a dialogue format.

Core concept

It describes the outward pattern or prescribed manner through which something is organized or expressed.

Common phrases

  • 形式を選ぶkei shiki o era bu

    choose a format

  • 形式に合わせるkei shiki ni a wa se ru

    adapt to the format

  • 形式が違うkei shiki ga chiga u

    have different formats

Similar words

様式yōshiki: An established style or way in which something is organized or expressed.
型kata: A standard pattern or model that determines how something is made or done.
形態keitai: The structure or arrangement that something takes.
体裁teisai: The outward arrangement or appearance of something as presented.

Definition in Japanese

物事の外形や構成の決まり、また表現や態度の改まった程度。mono goto no gai kei ya kō sei no ki ma ri ma ta hyō gen ya tai do no arata ma tta tei do

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese noun 形式 (keishiki) combines 形 (kei, "shape") and 式 (shiki, "rule or established form"), linking outward shape with a set pattern.

Usage tips

  • English form can mean a document to fill in, but Japanese 形式 (keishiki) usually concerns an outward pattern or level of formality, while a prescribed document layout is called 書式 (shoshiki).

Other meanings

  • formalitynoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 形式的keishikitekiformalna-adjective
  • 形式ばるkeishikibarube formalverb

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