落成式(らくせいしき)

らくせいしき
noun
completion ceremony; inauguration ceremony (for a building)
culturebuilding
1. completion ceremony; inauguration ceremony
A ceremony held to celebrate the completion of a new building or structure.
新校舎(しんこうしゃ)の落成式(らくせいしき)が行(おこな)われた。
A completion ceremony for the new school building was held.
市長(しちょう)が落成式(らくせいしき)でテープカットをした。
The mayor did the ribbon cutting at the inauguration ceremony.
三年(さんねん)の工事(こうじ)を経(へ)て完成(かんせい)した新(しん)ホールの落成式(らくせいしき)には、多(おお)くの関係者(かんけいしゃ)が出席(しゅっせき)した。
Many involved parties attended the completion ceremony for the new hall, which was finished after three years of construction.

A compound of 落成(らくせい) (completion of a building) and 式(しき) (ceremony). 落成(らくせい) literally means "to fall into completion" — the 落(らく) here means "to settle, to be accomplished" rather than "to fall."

These ceremonies are common for public buildings, schools, hospitals, company headquarters, and other significant structures. They typically include speeches, ribbon cutting, and tours of the new facility.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 竣工式(しゅんこうしき): completion ceremony — synonym; 竣工(しゅんこう) is more technical and formal
  • 開所式(かいしょしき): opening ceremony (for an office or facility)
  • 開業式(かいぎょうしき): opening ceremony (for a business) — celebrates the start of operations rather than construction completion

Related Words

Related: 起工式(きこうしき) (groundbreaking ceremony)
Compare: 竣工式(しゅんこうしき) (completion ceremony (of a building))
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Added 2026.4.26 21:38 · Revised 2026.10.2 9:21
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