三つ指

• 読み: みつゆび
• ローマ字: mitsuyubi
• 漢字の分解: 三つ (mitsu) — three; 指 (yubi) — finger
• 発音: /mi.t͡sɯ.jɯ.bi/

意味

The formal bow performed by pressing three fingers of both hands to the floor; a deeply respectful gesture of greeting or apology.

A noun describing the formal Japanese gesture of placing the index, middle, and ring fingers of both hands flat on the floor while bowing from a kneeling position. Used in very formal traditional contexts — tea ceremony, traditional performing arts — or in period dramas as a sign of the highest respect or sincere apology. Rarely seen in modern daily life.

例文

1. 三つ指をついて主人を出迎える場面が、時代劇では頻繁に登場する。
2. 茶道の師匠は弟子たちに三つ指の正しい作法を丁寧に教えた。
3. 深く三つ指をつき、長年の非礼を詫びた。

使い方ガイド

場面: traditional culture, period drama, formal apology, tea ceremony

トーン: very formal

起源と歴史

From 三つ (mitsu, three) and 指 (yubi, finger). The gesture specifies which three fingers touch the floor, reflecting a codified formality developed within traditional etiquette systems.

文化的背景

時代: Edo–Traditional

世代: Traditional practitioners

社会的背景: Formal/Traditional