式

Meaning

1. nn-suf
   way; style; fashion; method; system; form; type
2. n
   ceremony; rite; ritual; celebration
3. n
   wedding (ceremony)
4. n
   equation; formula; expression
5. n
   enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō legal codes)

Example sentences

• 社長の挨拶が長くて式の後半が押せ押せになってしまった。

  The company president's welcome was so long that we were squeezed for time in the second half of the ceremony.

• 鍵のいらない暗証タイプには、お好きな番号を設定できるフリーダイヤル式と、あらかじめ番号が設定済みの固定式とがあります。

  For code-type locks that don't need a key, there are 'free dial' systems where you can set any number you like, and fixed types where the number is set in advance.

• この式によって電場を計算してやると、結果は次のようになる。

  If you calculate the electric field using this equation, the result comes out like the following.