(しき)

しき
suffix
ceremony; style, type
1. ceremony, ritual
A formal event or ceremony.
The entrance ceremony is in April.
I cried at the graduation ceremony.
2. style, type, method
A particular way or system of doing something.
日本式(にほんしき)(にわ)()きだ
I like Japanese-style gardens.
I stayed at an old Japanese-style inn.
西洋式(せいようしき)トイレ()えた
Western-style toilets have increased.

(しき) is a suffix with two main meanings: (1) ceremony/ritual, and (2) style/type/method.

CEREMONIES:

STYLES/TYPES:

  • 日本式(にほんしき): Japanese-style
  • 西洋式(せいようしき): Western-style
  • 新式(しんしき): new style
  • 旧式(きゅうしき): old style

OTHER USES: