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75 words
Japanese word
正式
Pronunciation
Romajiseishiki
Meaning
- na-adjectiveofficial
Example
これは正式な発表です。ko re wa sei shiki na hap pyō de su
This is the official announcement.
More examples
会社はその申し出を正式に受け入れました。kai sha wa so no mō shi de o sei shiki ni u ke i re ma shi ta
The company formally accepted the offer.
Core concept
Describes something accepted as the proper form rather than an informal or provisional one.
Common phrases
正式な書類sei shiki na sho rui
official document
正式に認めるsei shiki ni mito me ru
formally recognize
正式な許可sei shiki na kyo ka
official permission
Similar words
公式kōshiki: Given official status by an authority or organization.
正規seiki: Conforming to the standard rules or system and therefore treated as valid.
本式honshiki: Using the proper established form in full rather than a simplified version.
Definition in Japanese
決められた手続きや形式に従い、正規のものとして認められているさま。ki me ra re ta te tsuzu ki ya kei shiki ni shitaga i sei ki no mo no to shi te mito me ra re te i ru sa ma
Word origin
正式 (seishiki) combines 正 (sei, "correct") with 式 (shiki, "form"), linking the word to a correct and recognized form.
Usage tips
- Unlike English official, 正式な (seishiki na) also describes something done in the proper form, such as a formally agreed name or procedure.
Other meanings
- formalna-adjective
- properna-adjective
Opposites
- 非公式hikōshikiunofficialna-adjective
Related words
- 正式化seishikikaformalizationnoun