日 本 式(にほんしき)

にほんしき

noun

Japanese-style

culture descriptive

1. Japanese-style; done in the Japanese manner

Designating something done in a distinctly Japanese way, in contrast to 西洋式(せいようしき) or 洋式(ようしき) (Western-style).

日本式(にほんしき)の挨拶(あいさつ)。

A Japanese-style greeting.

日本式(にほんしき)の経営(けいえい)には独特(どくとく)の特徴(とくちょう)がある。

Japanese-style management has distinctive characteristics.

ローマ字(じ)には日本式(にほんしき)、ヘボン式(しき)、訓令(くんれい)式(しき)などの表記法(ひょうきほう)がある。

For romaji there are several notations such as Nihon-shiki, Hepburn, and Kunrei-shiki.

Compound of 日本(にほん) (Japan) + the suffix 式(しき) (style, system). Often interchangeable with 和式(わしき), though 和式(わしき) is more common for everyday physical items (especially 和式(わしき)トイレ) and 日本式(にほんしき) is more common for abstract systems (management, education, romanization).

Common patterns

As a noun modifier: 日本式(にほんしき)の + noun
As a predicate: 日本式(にほんしき)だ / です

Similar words

和式(わしき): Japanese-style — more common for physical objects/facilities
日本(にほん)風(ふう): Japanese in feel — softer; a Japanese-like atmosphere or flavor

Related Words

Compare: 和式(わしき) (Japanese-style)

Compare: 日本風(にほんふう) (Japanese in feel)

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