Vocabulary

What does 儀式 (ぎしき, gishiki) mean?

儀式 (ぎしき, gishiki) means ceremony, ritual.

Quick facts
Readingぎしき
Romajigishiki
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ぎしき
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommongishiki

ceremony, ritual

  1. 1noun ceremony; rite; ritual

Example sentences

  • A wedding ceremony was held at the shrine.

  • This village still keeps an old ritual.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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