Tejime

Tejime (手て締じめ), also called teuchi (手打てうち), is a Japanese custom of ceremonial rhythmic hand clapping, typically accompanied by enthusiastic exclamation by the participants,^[1] performed at the end of a special event to bring the occasion to a peaceful, lively close. Tejime may be performed at the conclusion of such events as a celebration, meeting of shareholders, or the close of bargaining or other business negotiations.^[2] Tejime observes fulfillment, realization, and completion.^[3]

Tejime begins by a call from the leader, typically "ote wo haishaku" (お手てを拝借はいしゃく), after which the participants, just before clapping their hands, usually yell "iyō'o" (イヨーオ), "yo" (ヨッ) or "mō itchō" (もう一いち丁ちょう) in order to synchronize timing.

Etymology

Tejime is an abbreviated form of teuchi de shimeru (手打てうちで締しめる), "teuchi" meaning "to strike a deal" or "to come to an agreement" and shimeru (締しめる) meaning "to tie" or "to fasten" (in this case, "to close"). Teuchi is used synonymously with tejime, with the former preferred in the Kansai Region.

Types of tejime

There are various ways of clapping hands. The main types are:

Itchō-jime (一いち丁ちょう締じめ), which consists of a single clap.
The Edo-style tejime:

Ippon-jime (一本いっぽん締じめ), which consists of three sets of three claps and one final clap (3-3-3-1).

Sanbon-jime (三本締さんぼんじめ), which consists of three ippon-jime, i.e. three sets of three claps and one final clap (3-3-3-1 3-3-3-1 3-3-3-1).

For example, in the case of sanbon-jime, the ceremony would go like this:

- Ote wo haishaku (lit. the borrowing of [your] hands)
- Iyō'o *clap clap clap, clap clap clap, clap clap clap, clap*
- Yo *clap clap clap, clap clap clap, clap clap clap, clap*
- Yo *clap clap clap, clap clap clap, clap clap clap, clap*
- Arigatō gozaimashita (thank you)

Other types of tejime include Ōsaka-jime (大阪おおさか締じめ) and Hakata te ippon (博多はかた手しゅ一本いっぽん), which is performed during the Hakata-Gion Yamakasa Festival (博多はかた祇園山ぎおんやま笠かさ), held in Fukuoka in July.

References

^ "Tejima". Nihon Kokugo Daijiten (日本にっぽん国語こくご大だい辞典じてん “Large Dictionary of the Japanese Language”) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Netto Adobansusha. 2012. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
^ "Tejime". Puroguresshibu Waei Chūjiten (プログレッシブ和英かずひで中ちゅう辞典じてん “Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary”) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
^ "Shogakukan". Dijitaru daijisen (デジタル大辞泉だいじせん “Digital Dictionary”) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-02-25.

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[1] "Tejima". Nihon Kokugo Daijiten (日本にっぽん国語こくご大だい辞典じてん “Large Dictionary of the Japanese Language”) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Netto Adobansusha. 2012. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-02-25.

[2] "Tejime". Puroguresshibu Waei Chūjiten (プログレッシブ和英かずひで中ちゅう辞典じてん “Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary”) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-02-25.

[3] "Shogakukan". Dijitaru daijisen (デジタル大辞泉だいじせん “Digital Dictionary”) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-02-25.

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Tejime

Contents

Etymology

Types of tejime

See also

References