せいしき

Common word

  1. adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    formal, official, regular, proper, legal, due (formalities)

    • 彼女の服装は正式なパーティーでは場違いだった。
      Her clothes were out of place at a formal party.