(けいしき)

けいしき
noun
form, format, formality
1. form, format, style
The structure, shape, or arrangement of something.
I converted the file format.
Please fill it out according to the application form format.
論文(ろんぶん)()められた形式(けいしき)()かなければならない。
Papers must be written in the prescribed format.
2. formality
Following established procedures or conventions, sometimes superficially.
It ended with just formal greetings.
形式(けいしき)だけの謝罪(しゃざい)では(ゆる)されない。
A merely perfunctory apology will not be forgiven.
形式(けいしき)にこだわりすぎて、中身(なかみ)(ともな)っていない。
They are too focused on formalities, and the substance does not follow.

形式(けいしき) can refer to both physical format and procedural formality.

Common collocations:

  • ファイル形式(けいしき) (file format)
  • 形式(けいしき)(てき)(な)(formal, perfunctory)
  • 形式(けいしき)(ととの)える (to put into proper form)
  • 形式(けいしき)主義(しゅぎ) (formalism)
  • 形式(けいしき)()る (to be formal, stand on ceremony)

Related terms:

  • フォーマット (format - loanword)
  • 書式(しょしき) (form, format - for documents)
  • 様式(ようしき) (style, mode)
  • 内容(ないよう) (content - opposite of form)