方式|ほうしきhoushiki[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounform; method; system; formula
   彼かれは新あたらしい方式ほうしきを編み出あみだした。↗

   He worked out a new formula.

• Synonymやり方やりかたNeutralEveryday word for a way of doing something; 「方式」 is more formal and refers to systematic methods or systems.
• Synonym方法ほうほうNeutralThe broadest everyday word for a method or means of getting something done.
• Synonym仕方しかたNeutralA way of doing things, mostly seen in 「仕方がない」; common in speech.
• Synonym手法しゅほうNeutralA technique, especially in art or criminal work; stresses the skill involved.
• Synonym手段しゅだんNeutralMeans for achieving a purpose, as in 「交通手段」.
• Synonym流儀りゅうぎNeutralA distinctive personal or school style of doing things, as in 「自分の流儀」.
• Synonym致し方いたしかたFormalHumble word for a way; mostly in 「致し方ない」; formal.
• SynonymメソッドNeutralLoanword for a teaching method or methodology, and for a method in programming.
• SynonymすべWrittenMeans or way, often negated as 「なす術もない」; written in flavor.
• Related手立ててだてNeutralMeans or measures for dealing with a problem, as in 「手立てがない」.
• Related仕様しようNeutralA way of doing things, but also technical specifications, as in 「仕様書」; leans technical.
• Related手てNeutralHand, but figuratively a trick or option, as in 「その手があった」; colloquial.
• Related手続きてつづきNeutralProcedures or formalities, as in 「入学手続き」.
• Related筋道すじみちNeutralReason or logic, as in 「筋道を立てる」; stresses coherent reasoning.
• Related手口てぐちNeutralCriminal methods, as in 「詐欺の手口」; carries a negative nuance.
• Related様式ようしきWrittenFixed styles or patterns, as in 「生活様式」「建築様式」; written/formal.
• Related順序じゅんじょNeutralOrder or sequence of steps, as in 「順序よく」.
• Relatedやり口やりくちNeutralWay of doing things, often with a shady, negative nuance, as in 「汚いやり口」.
• RelatedプロシージャNeutralLoanword for a procedure, mostly in computing.
• Related為ん術せんすべWrittenWritten word for proper means of getting something done; usually negated as 「為ん術ない」.
• Related仕口しくちWrittenA way of doing things, also a woodworking joint; rarely used today.

Use 「方式」 for systematic methods or systems like 「支払い方式」「選挙方式」. For everyday ways of doing things pick 「やり方」 or 「方法」, for means 「手段」, for criminal methods 「手口」, for fixed styles 「様式」, and for personal style 「流儀」.

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1. 一定いっていの決きまった形式けいしきまたは手続てつづき。