(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.
Papers must be written in the prescribed format.
2. formality
Following established procedures or conventions, sometimes superficially.
It ended with just formal greetings.
A merely perfunctory apology will not be forgiven.
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.

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