# 式 ritual

工 (craft or industry) + ??? (???) + 丶 (dot)
★★★★★
6 strokes
BETA MR

## Mutants

| rituals

## Onyomi

SHIKI | SHE KILLED the chicken at the voodoo ritual.

## Mnemonic

| On the top right, you see a new shape: two lines and a dot I guess you could think of some cavemen having a ceremony where they make fire (the dot) by rubbing the two sticks (lines) together) . . . and then you could say .. . At the ritual, the head caveman ceremoniously crafted fire !

## Jukugo

結婚式(けっこんしき) | the marriage ceremony ★★★☆☆ 結婚 (to marry) + 式 (ritual) = 結婚式 (the marriage ceremony)
葬式(そうしき) | funeral ★★☆☆☆ 葬 (mourn) + 式 (ritual) = 葬式 (funeral)
儀式(ぎしき) | ceremony ☆☆☆☆☆ 儀 (politeness) + 式 (ritual) = 儀式 (ceremony) Usually refers to a religious ceremony. Or sometimes a secular one: a swearing-in of a new president, or even someone with O.C.D. who has to clap their hands 4 times whenever they touch a doorknob!

## Used In

- 拭
- 試
- 代
- 武

## Synonyms

japanese style 和式 和風
out of date, old-fashioned 時代遅れの 古くさい 古めかしい 旧式の 廃れる
stocks and bonds 株 株式