一本締め

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一	本	締
いち > いっ Grade: 1	ほん > ぽん Grade: 1	し > じ Grade: S
on’yomi		kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ip̚põ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑime̞]

Noun

一(いっ)本(ぽん)締(じ)め • (ipponjime) 

1. ceremonial hand clapping (tejime) of 3 claps, 3 claps, 3 claps, 1 clap, with a short pause between clapping
   • 2022 April 12 (last accessed), “Ipponjime no aisatsu ya serifu no reibun [Sample ipponjime speeches and stock phrases]”, in Kaiun net‎^[1], archived from the original on October 4, 2020:

     一(いっ)本(ぽん)締(じ)めの挨(あい)拶(さつ)でまず注(ちゅう)意(い)したいのは、長(なが)々(なが)と話(はな)さず、１(いっ)分(ぷん)程(てい)度(ど)で納(おさ)めるという事(こと)です。

     Ipponjime no aisatsu de mazu chūi shitai no wa, naganaga to hanasazu, ippun teido de osameru to iu koto desu.

     The first thing you want to keep in mind about an ipponjime address is that the speech should not be long, finished within about one minute.

2. one clap at the end a cheer

See also

• 手(て)締(じ)め (tejime, “ceremonial hand clapping”)
• 三(さん)本(ぼん)締(じ)め (sanbonjime) ipponjime repeated three times in succession