様式|ようしきyoushiki[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounstyle; form; pattern
   この服装ふくそう様式ようしきはパリに始はじまった。↗

   This style of costume originated in Paris.

• SynonymスタイルNeutralLoanword for style in living, dress, or work, and also for one's figure (「スタイルがいい」); 「様式」 leans toward the forms of an era, an art, or set formats.
• Synonym型かたNeutralA pattern or mold, as in 「型にはまる」; the stress is on a fixed template rather than the form of an era or art.
• Synonym類型るいけいNeutralA type or category, as in 「類型化」; used mostly in academic classification.
• SynonymタイプNeutralLoanword for type, as in 「好きなタイプ」; very common in speech.
• Synonym作風さくふうNeutralThe style that shows in a work, as in 「作風が変わる」.
• Related形態けいたいNeutralThe form or shape something presents, as in 「雇用形態」; it is about how a thing looks or is arranged, not a set style.
• Related仕様しようNeutralA specification or the way something is made or done, as in 「仕様書」 and 「仕様がない」; used mostly in industrial settings.
• Related流儀りゅうぎNeutralThe way of a school or tradition, as in 「我が家の流儀」; stresses practices handed down rather than set formats.
• Relatedやり方やりかたNeutralHow something is done, as in 「やり方を変える」; the most common everyday word for a way of doing things.
• RelatedジャンルNeutralLoanword for genre or category, as in 「音楽のジャンル」.
• Related手てNeutralA means or trick, as in 「その手は使えない」; mostly in set phrases.
• Related方法ほうほうNeutralA method, as in 「解決方法」; the most general word for a way of doing something.
• Related方式ほうしきNeutralA method or system, as in 「支払い方式」; stresses a fixed, prescribed procedure.
• Related手法しゅほうNeutralA technique, as in 「表現手法」; used mostly for art and technology.
• Related仕方しかたNeutralA way of doing something, as in 「仕方がない」; common in speech.
• Related種類しゅるいNeutralA kind or variety, as in 「種類が多い」; centers on sorting things into classes.
• Related類るいWrittenRead 「るい」; the same kind or category, as in 「類を見ない」, and a suffix in biological taxonomy. It leans toward written prose and is about grouping, not form.
• Related部類ぶるいNeutralA class or category, as in 「得意な部類」; centers on grouping.
• Relatedやり口やりくちNeutralA way or tactic of doing things, as in 「汚いやり口」; often carries a negative shade.
• Related種しゅNeutralA kind or type, as in 「この種の問題」; also the biological rank of species.
• Related類いたぐいNeutralThings of the same kind, as in 「その類いの話」; often tinged with contempt.
• Related仕口しくちWrittenWritten word for a way of doing something, or a woodworking joint; rare.
• Related筆法ひっぽうNeutralThe way a brush is handled, or how a piece of writing is composed.
• Related毛色けいろNeutralHair or fur color, and by extension a person's nature or kind, as in 「毛色の違う人」.

Use 「様式」 for the characteristic form of an era or an art, or a prescribed format: 「建築様式」, 「生活様式」, 「申請様式」. For style in living, dress, or work say 「スタイル」; for a fixed template say 「型」; for a way of doing something say 「方法」 or 「やり方」. 「タイプ」 and 「種類」 cover types and kinds, 「手法」 and 「作風」 fit art and technique, 「仕方」 is the colloquial everyday choice, and 「方式」 stresses set procedures.

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1. ある事物じぶつ・事柄ことがらで共通きょうつうしている一定いっていの型かたや方法ほうほうのこと。
2. ある時代じだい、流派りゅうはの独自どくじの表現ひょうげん形式けいしきのこと。
3. 習慣しゅうかんや決きまりで定さだめられたやり方かた。