様式 — meaning in English

English meaning

• idiom noun A phrase whose meaning can't be worked out just from the words in it, such as "kick the bucket."
• pattern noun A repeated design of shapes, colors, or lines, often decorative.
• style noun A distinctive way of writing, speaking, dressing, or doing something.

Senses

様式 is used for these senses in English:

• idiom An artistic style (for example, in art, architecture, or music); an instance of such a style.
• pattern Something from which a copy is made; a model or outline. [from 14th c.]
• style (botany) The stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower.
• style A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.

idiom — full definition

1. noun A phrase whose meaning can't be worked out just from the words in it, such as "kick the bucket."
2. noun A characteristic style of expression used in a language, art form, or field.

pattern — full definition

1. noun A repeated design of shapes, colors, or lines, often decorative.
2. noun A regular, repeated way that something happens, which can be recognized or used to predict what comes next.
3. noun A template or model used as a guide for making something, especially a garment.
4. verb To design or shape something after a model or example.

Related Japanese words