Keyword
ceremony
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig377
Readings
しき
(100%)
Composed of
shoot with a bow
construction
Mnemonic

During the ceremony the archers stand up above on large scaffold construction and shoot with their bows a bunch of flaming arrows at heaps of wood to start a massive bonfire!

Used in kanji (4 in total)
test
wipe
murder one's lord or father
front railing on a carriage
Used in vocabulary (766 in total)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
due form; official; formality
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
graduation ceremony; commencement
school entrance ceremony
ceremony; rites
complete set; all; everything
form; method; system; formula
style; form; pattern
old type; old style
informal; unofficial
numerical formula
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
opening ceremony (of the school term)
official name; formal name
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
diagram; graph; schema
form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)
share (in a company); stock
to hold a ceremony
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
coming-of-age ceremony
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
commendation ceremony; award ceremony
coronation ceremony; enthronement
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
regular game; regular-season game
old style; ancient rites
beauty of style; beauty of form
informal; simplified
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
Western-style; foreign; Western-style toilet; flush toilet; water closet
foldable; collapsible
for ceremonial use
wedding hall; marriage hall; wedding place; wedding location
one after another; in succession
formal; orthodox; in earnest
set of tools (implements); kit; outfit
prescribed form (of writing); format
funeral service; memorial service; farewell ceremony (e.g. for a retiree)
new form; new formula
foldable; collapsible
enthronement ceremony; coronation
awarding ceremony
official function; state function
inauguration; installation ceremony
defined style; predetermined style; official style; rule
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
to adhere to formalities
step in a Japanese entranceway
baptismal ceremony; baptism
prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)
model (e.g. of a vehicle); type
ceremonial dress
western style or fashion
chemical formula
diaphragmatic breathing; abdominal breathing
military style; army style
Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)
automatic (e.g. door, gun, etc.)
program of a ceremony (programme)
snowballing (phenomenon, effect)
etiquette; manners
to adhere to formalities
formal; official; ceremonious
self-propelled (type)
system of automatic advancement to high school and university without an entrance exam
formulaic; official
electrically operated; electric powered
unveiling ceremony
to be formal; to be ceremonious; to stand on ceremony
one after another; in succession
dial-style (e.g. of phones)
raised-floor-style (granary, truck, etc.)
multiple choice (e.g. question)
hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)
free-form (answer, etc.); essay style
memorial services
rites; rituals
kindergarten graduation ceremony
soft (esp. of softball, tennis, etc.)
electrical; electric
(company's) initiation or welcoming ceremony
Engi-Shiki (set of ancient Japanese governmental regulations)
Buddhist ritual
Spartan; spartan; harsh; rigid; severe; strict
ceremonial address
formulation; formularization; formularisation
traditional Japanese wedding ceremony (usu. at a shrine or temple)
mathematical formula; numerical expression
completion ceremony; graduation ceremony
formula; prescribed form; established formality
ceremony to celebrate the completion of a building; inauguration ceremony
schematic diagram
opening of a ceremony
military review; (military) parade
presentation ceremony
model year (of an automobile, etc.)
production system; production method; manufacturing system
season-opening ceremony
inequality (expression)
launching ceremony; ceremonial ship launching
electronic; electronic formula
administration of an oath
kindergarten entrance ceremony
structural formula
stylization; to stylize; to conventionalize
Shinto rites; Shinto style
official responsible for court ceremonies
closing of a ceremony
silver wedding (anniversary)
christening (ceremony)
attestation (investiture) ceremony
formal opening (e.g. of a railway, road, etc.); opening ceremony; inauguration ceremony
day of a ceremony or event
off and on manner; intermittent style; dragging on and on
one form (of); a form of
form of expression; form of presentation
Holy Communion; the Eucharist; the Lord's Supper
stock offering (to the public)
deeply indented coastline; rias coastline
(feudal era) law code
way of thinking; thought pattern; thinking pattern
last minute; eleventh hour
Western-style sit-down toilet
to formalize; to formalise; to stick to formality; to be ceremonious; to punctilious
double-entry bookkeeping
golden wedding (anniversary)
new method; new system
initiation ceremony
conditional expression
retirement ceremony of a wrestler where his top-knot is cut
regulation baseball (as opposed to the variety played with a rubber ball)
chemical equation; reaction formula
ceremony to mark completion
Japanese version of baseball played with a hard rubber ball
various goods; prices
tennis; tennis played with regulation balls
double-entry (e.g. bookkeeping)
Corinthian order (building style)
soft tennis; tennis played with soft rubber balls instead of hard yellow balls
year in which an imperial memorial ceremony is held (the 3rd, 5th, 10th 20th, 50th and 100th years after death and every 100 years thereafter)
groundbreaking or cornerstone-laying ceremony
summary indictment; information (lodged, etc.)
memorial service; temple service; (Nichiren Buddhism) memorial service for Nichiren (13th day of 10th month)
to formularize (a theory); to formularise
transmission method; communication system
to be formal; to be ceremonious; to stand on ceremony
pelican crossing; pedestrian light controlled crossing; push-button activated pedestrian crossing; push-button operated
floating type (e.g. airport, offshore wind turbine)
algebraic expression
construction of a new shrine and transfer of the enshrined object from the old to the new, occurring at a regular, preordained time
coming-of-age ceremony
religious service; religious practice
simple system; single-entry (bookkeeping)
investiture of the Crown Prince
stock trading; stock transactions; share trading
two-part washing machine
foldable; collapsible
military review; (military) parade
molecular formula
a decline
stock market quotation
hand-clapping ceremony (of reconciliation)
Japanese-style squat toilet
signing ceremony (for a law, treaty, etc.)
new-structure form
opening ceremony (of an event, show, etc.)
ceremony; manners
concatenation expression
formal paragraph (in opposition to a logical paragraph); paragraph as defined by its formal elements (e.g. line break and initial indentation)
school opening ceremony
just-in-time inventory management; JIT
formal noun; dummy noun; expletive noun
Formulary of Adjudications (51-article Joei legal code)
British style; Dunlop valve; Woods valve
presentation of employment offer; orientation occasion for prospective employees
investing of an official appointed by the Emperor
recurrence relation; recurrence formula
ceremony celebrating the formation of an organization (organisation)
screw type; screw-on; threaded
raised floor storehouse; granary built on stilts
compound expression
systematically; in turn; consequentially; mechanically; automatically
straw-rope pattern pottery; Jomon ware
New Year firefighters' event
New Year firefighters' event
officiating (a ceremony); presiding (over a service)
issued stocks; outstanding stocks
nonreligious wedding ceremony; civil wedding ceremony
liquid cooled; liquid cooling
formal signing (e.g. treaty)
Euler's identity; Euler's equation
stroll garden with a central pond; large garden best enjoyed by walking around it
Ogino method (of birth control); rhythm method
Gothic style (of art)
polynomial; integral expression
funeral Buddhism; modern day Buddhism in Japan that focuses on the lucrative performing of funeral ceremonies over teaching enlightenment
ridgepole-raising ceremony
program of a ceremony; programme of a ceremony
tabular; tabular form
prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)
dial-style (e.g. of phones)
contact; contact type; contact-type
entrance ceremony (when students enter a dormitory)
Doric order (building)
off and on manner; intermittent style; dragging on and on
toilet (from which night-soil may be collected)
revolving chamber-style (e.g. pistol)
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
dry process
hunt-and-peck (typing method)
demutualization; becoming incorporated
noh mask used for old man roles (usu. black)
style of garden that features a path around a pond
making materials in a library available in open stacks
kabuki curtain, usu. of three coloured panels
injection device; spray
algebraic equation; polynomial; character expression; literal expression
one after another; in succession
formal; regular; valid; categorical
American style
chemical structural formula
explicit knowledge (knowledge management terminology)
general expression
monomial (expression)
residential; training-camp-style; boarding
irrational expression
snowballing (phenomenon, effect)
higher-degree equation; equation of higher degree; higher equation
(Nichiren Buddhism) memorial service for Nichiren (13th day of 10th month)
inverted-type (e.g. shock-absorber)
(Nichiren Buddhism) memorial service for Nichiren (13th day of 10th month)
shrine listed in the Engi-Shiki
ceremonial music
Board of Ceremonies (part of the Imperial Household Agency)
Hepburn system (of romaji)
coming-of-age ceremony for middle school students
Byzantine style (of architecture)
abdication ceremony
constant expression
three shop system; system employed by pachinko parlours of using separate shops to exchange prizes for cash as a way of circumventing gambling laws
hypercomplex equation; plural equation
inflatable (in the sense of "needs to be inflated for normal use")
quinella (bet); dual forecast; reverse forecast
codes of laws and ethics (Tang Code)
heated tobacco product; heat-not-burn tobacco product; electrically heated smoking
trivial; insignificant; meager; meagre; that little amount; such a small extent
official name of a country
straddle-beam type
single-entry bookkeeping
closed stack system (e.g. library)
linear expression
fractional expression
ruby wedding (anniversary)
fixed-interval transfer ceremony (wherein a shrine's sacred object is transferred to a newly constructed main hall)
place bet (in horse racing, etc.); show bet; bet that predicts a top 2 or top 3 finish (depending on number of horses, etc. in race)
concert version (of an opera or musical); concert staging
arithmetic expression
essay-type test; essay-based examination
trivial; insignificant; meager; meagre; that little amount; such a small extent
own shares; treasury stock
wet (process)
paper wedding (anniversary)
(Nara and Heian era) ministry of ceremonies
straw wedding (anniversary)
old fashioned; in ancient style
funeral ceremony; wake
bronze wedding (anniversary)
traditional Japanese engagement ceremony; engagement party
production committee system (joint financing for a work, e.g. anime, film, game)
imperial memorial ceremony (held on the anniversary of the emperor's or empress's death, on fixed years)
perfecta (bet); exacta; straight forecast
cornerstone (foundation stone) ceremony
crystal wedding (anniversary)
following equation
framework raising ceremony
ground-breaking ceremony
rational formula
rational expression
evaluation formula; valuation plan
Doric order (building)
win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
ritualism; ceremonialism
so trifling; so trivial
imaginary expression
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
trivial; insignificant; meager; meagre; that little amount; such a small extent
formal; official; ceremonious
the assigned equation
ceremony to mark completion
pelican crossing; pedestrian light controlled crossing; push-button activated pedestrian crossing; push-button operated
just-in-time inventory management; JIT
Ogino method (of birth control); rhythm method
hunt-and-peck (typing method)
heated tobacco product; heat-not-burn tobacco product; electrically heated smoking
ground-breaking ceremony
informality; breach of etiquette
batch mode; batch style
one-part washing machine
reverse Polish notation; RPN
conditional expression (programming, programing)
synchronization; synchronisation
two-wire-system
dedicatory ceremony
regular ceremony; established form
empirical formula
across-the-board (policy)
proportional representation electoral system (in which party votes are cast, and candidates from each party are elected based on an ordered list available to the public)
installment plan; instalment plan
proportional expression
(vehicle's) type certification
bow-twirling ceremony at the end of a day of sumo wrestling
bow-twirling ceremony at the end of a day of sumo wrestling
floral diagram
fund procurement by stock issue; stock collateral loan
multiple barrel model; multi-barrel model
Kunrei-shiki romanization (romanisation); official kana romanization system
ceremony of tsuna-making
first ring-entering ceremony of the newly promoted grand champion, performed at Meiji shrine
Corinthian order (building style)
Aussie-Rules Football; Australian-Rules Football
official visit to a shrine (or temple)
proportional representation system in which both party and individual votes are cast, seats are distributed amongst parties by proportion of vote obtained, and candidates are elected in descending order of number of votes obtained
proportional representation system in which votes are cast for a publicly available list of party members or for individual members of that list
stock transfer; share transfer
capital gain; profit on stock transfer
official publication; official publications
Newtonian telescope (having a secondary mirror at 45 degrees, reflecting light into the eyepiece)
kanji "ceremony" radical (radical 56)
forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
French style; Presta valve
Byzantine style (of architecture)
probationary nun (undergoing a two-year probationary period before receiving ordainment)
Symbolic LinK format
television system
frame synchronous communication
Boolean datatype; logical datatype; Boolean expression
macro expression
calculator with postfix notation logic; calculator with suffix notation logic; calculator with reverse-Polish notation logic
private automatic branch exchange; private branch exchange; PABX; PBX
format effector; layout character
multiple access methods (FDMA, TDMA, CDMA)
Telecommunication Access Method
comparison expression
inflatable (in the sense of "can be inflated")
wooden wedding (anniversary)
tin wedding (anniversary)
pearl wedding (anniversary)
diamond wedding (anniversary)
diamond wedding (anniversary)
open-chain compound; acyclic compound
official history (e.g. a state-sanctioned account of history subject to revision when the government changes)
association football; soccer
Heron's formula; Hero's formula
no-par stock; no-par-value stock
regression equation
small garden best enjoyed while sitting at a fixed viewing point
fan-equipped cooling system; fan-cooled system
officiant; presider
stock futures trading; stock futures transaction
stock conversion; conversion to stock
stock speculation; speculation in stocks; playing the stock market
Ogino method (of birth control); rhythm method
Tokyo-style accent, widely used in Japan
Keihan-style accent; Kyoto-Osaka accent
Tarui accent, used in the Kinki region and parts of Hokuriku
Sanuki accent, used in northern Shikoku
kindergarten closing ceremony (at end of school year in March, before spring break)
shares available for subscription; share for subscription
seven styles of tea ceremonies
partial differential equation
tumble dryer; rotary dryer (industrial)
seven tea ceremony procedures of the Senke school
consecration ceremony
Japanese war tuba; pre-radar acoustic locator used by the Imperial Japanese Army
gradualist approach; build-up approach; buildup approach
multimodality; polymodality
climate of the Setouchi Region
cyclic compound; ring compound
non-store app; smartphone app not distributed through the official smartphone stores
Japanese-Brazilian implementation of ISDB (digital television and radio standard)
linear form; one-form
retractable (e.g. tape measure, landing gear)
fixed-time traffic lights
Schrader valve; American valve
yardstick regulation (price regulation scheme)
congruence equation
Dunlop valve; Woods valve; English valve
Presta valve; French valve; Sclaverand valve
system of preparing school meals on-site
Kumon method (of learning)
fixed-bottom type (esp. offshore wind turbine)
characteristic polynomial
all; entirely
Examples (185 in total)
I don't want to participate in the ceremony.
You'll have to attend the ceremony whether you are free or busy.
The ceremony went off well.