Illustration: At the entrance to a Japanese wedding reception, a couple pauses to straighten each other’s ceremonial clothing before greeting the hosts. The man wears a dark suit with a pale tie and polished shoes; the woman wears an understated occasion dress with a small evening bag.

JLPT N2na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

フォーマル

foomaru

formal

Example sentences

何なんとまあ、フォーマルなパーティーにジーンズで現あらわれるなんて、彼女かのじょは顔かおから火ひが出でる思おもいだったろうね。
Boy, did she have egg on her face when she showed up at the formal party wearing blue jeans!
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式しきにはフォーマルな服ふくを着きて行いった。
I wore formal clothes to the ceremony.
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先生せんせいへのメールはフォーマルな文体ぶんたいで書かいた。
I used a formal writing style in my email to the teacher.
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