儀式(ぎしき)

Types

• 宗教(しゅうきょう)儀式(ぎしき) (religious ceremony)
• 通過儀礼(つうかぎれい) (rite of passage)
• The usual words for particular ceremonies do not use 儀式(ぎしき): 結婚式(けっこんしき) (wedding), 葬式(そうしき) (funeral), 成人式(せいじんしき) (coming-of-age ceremony)

Compounds

• 儀式(ぎしき)的(てき) (ceremonial, ritualistic)
• 儀式(ぎしき)張(ば)る (to be formal/ceremonious)

Similar words

• 式(しき) (ceremony - simpler, often in compounds)
• 式典(しきてん) (ceremony - formal event)
• 儀礼(ぎれい) (etiquette, ceremony - formal)
• 祭礼(さいれい) (festival rites)

Culture: Japan has many traditional ceremonies throughout the year, including 七五三(しちごさん) (Shichi-Go-San), 成人式(せいじんしき) (Coming of Age Day), and various Shinto rituals.