1.
form, format, style
The structure, shape, or arrangement of something.
形式 can refer to both physical format and procedural formality.
Common collocations:
- ファイル形式 (file format)
- 形式的(な)(formal, perfunctory)
- 形式を整える (to put into proper form)
- 形式主義 (formalism)
- 形式張る (to be formal, stand on ceremony)
Related terms:
- フォーマット (format - loanword)
- 書式 (form, format - for documents)
- 様式 (style, mode)
- 内容 (content - opposite of form)