三本締め

Japanese

Kanji in this term
三	本	締
さん Grade: 1	ほん > ぼん Grade: 1	し > じ Grade: S
on’yomi		kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sã̠mbõ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑime̞]

Noun

三(さん)本(ぼん)締(じ)め • (sanbonjime) 

1. a type of ceremonial hand clapping (tejime)
   • 2019 August 5, “Ipponjime to sanbonjime no chigai tte? Yarikata ya tsukaiwake ni tsuite [What’s the difference between ipponjime and sanbonjime? Concerning manners and proper usage]”, in Fundo‎^[1], archived from the original on 2019-12-14:

     三(さん)本(ぼん)締(じ)めは公(こう)式(しき)な場(ば)であったり、内(ない)外(がい)の関(かん)係(けい)者(しゃ)が多(た)数(すう)集(つど)う会(かい)などで使(つか)われます。

     Sanbonjime wa kōshiki na ba de attari, naigai no kankeisha ga tasū tsudō kai nado de tsukawaremasu.

     Sanbonjime is used on official occasions, or when large numbers of people from inside and outside the organization are meeting.

Usage notes

Stylized tejime clapping is sometimes used to signal the ending of a fortunate event, such as a celebration or a successful business negotiation. One common rhythmic pattern is ipponjime, consisting of three claps, a short pause, three claps, a pause, three more claps, another pause, and one final clap. The longer sanbonjime repeats the ipponjime pattern three times: 3-3-3-1, 3-3-3-1, 3-3-3-1, with short pauses between groups of claps and a slightly longer pause after each single clap.

See also

• 手(て)締(じ)め (tejime, “ceremonial hand clapping”)
• 一(いっ)本(ぽん)締(じ)め (ipponjime)