JLPT N3 · 6 strokes
Kanji 式: "style, ceremony, rite"
The kanji 式 means "style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read シキ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シキ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 251 of 2,501 |
Common words with 式
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 式way; style; fashion; method · ceremony; rite; ritual; celebration
- 正式formal; official; regular; proper
- 儀式ceremony; rite; ritual; service
- 結婚式marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
- 形式form (as opposed to substance) · format; form; style; manner
- 公式official; formal · formula (e.g. mathematical)
- 葬式funeral
- 卒業式graduation ceremony; commencement
- 入学式school entrance ceremony
- 式典ceremony; rites
- 一式(complete) set; outfit; kit; suite · all; everything
- 方式form; method; system; formula
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