1.
formal, official, proper
Following established rules or conventions; officially recognized.
正式な契約を結んだ。
We signed a formal contract.
正式に発表されるのを待っている。
I'm waiting for the official announcement.
これは正式な名前ではない。
This is not the official name.
正式 is a na-adjective meaning formal or official.
FORMS:
- Adverbial: 正式に (formally, officially)
- Noun: 正式さ (formality)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 正式な契約 (formal contract)
- 正式な発表 (official announcement)
- 正式な名称 (official name)
- 正式に決まる (to be officially decided)
- 正式会員 (official member)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 正式: formal, official (proper procedure)
- 公式: official, formal (publicly recognized)
- フォーマル: formal (borrowed from English, often for dress code)