Memory phrase for the character: 式

式

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Meaning

ceremony, function, style

Pronunciation

 SHIKI

Explanation

 Outside: sabre 弋, below: craftsman 工

Mnemonic
 
A craftsman makes a sabre for the ceremony.

Radicals

式 ceremony
弋 sabreThe radical shikigamae stands for a sabre. It is similar to kanohoko 戈, which stands for a halberd.
工 buildCross sectional view of a H-steel beam for building or making.
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 Vocabulary

式 しき  equation, formula, expression
方程式 ほうていしき  equation
卒業式 そつぎょうしき  graduation ceremony
卒園式 そつえんしき  kindergarten graduation ceremony​
儀式 ぎしき  ceremony, rite, religious ritual
公式 こうしき  formula, formality, official
式場 しきじょう  ceremonial hall, place of ceremony (e.g. marriage)
形式 けいしき  form, formality, format, math expression
方式 ほうしき  form, method, system

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