Word Meaning 式典

しきてん shikiten

式典 is read as しきてん (shikiten) and means ceremony.

Meaning

English

  1. ceremony
  2. rites

Reading

Kana

しきてん

Romaji

shikiten

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 10935 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

記念式典

きねんしきてん

memorial ceremony

式次第

しきしだい

program of a ceremony (programme)

式を挙げる

しきをあげる

to hold a ceremony

百科事典

ひゃっかじてん

encyclopedia

事典

じてん

encyclopedia

古典

こてん

classic (work, esp. book)

辞典

じてん

dictionary

経典

けいてん

sacred books

出典

しゅってん

source (e.g. quotation)

特典

とくてん

privilege

国語辞典

こくごじてん

Japanese-language dictionary

祭典

さいてん

festival

Example Sentences

10

あした、そつぎょうしきてんがおこなわれる。

The graduation ceremony will be held tomorrow.

The ceremony has ended.

Will you take part in the ceremony?

The ceremony will take place tomorrow.

The commemorative ceremony ended with the closing address.

He bore himself well at the ceremony.

That ceremony is scheduled to be no longer than 30 minutes.

Quite a few people were invited to the ceremony.

This year, the numbers taking part were limited to a tenth of those during normal years.

Today's ceremony marks the 100th anniversary of our school.