様式

ようしき · youshiki · JLPT N1 · noun

manner

👗🧩 様 (manner, appearance) + 式 (formula, rule) = a recognisable fixed form: style, pattern

Youshiki pairs 様 (appearance, way of doing) with 式 (formula, ceremony). Together they name a recognisable form: a house style, a dress pattern, a document format.

式 — 工 (work) + 弋 (phonetic)
式 is a phono-semantic compound: 工 ('work, craft') gives the meaning of a tool, rule, or method, while 弋 supplies the sound. It originally referred to a standard pattern or model used in craftsmanship, then broadened to mean 'style, form, ceremony, or formula.'

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