noun
three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups
A Shinto wedding ritual where the bride and groom each take three sips from three cups, symbolizing their union.
結婚式で三三九度の儀式を行った。
They performed the san-san-kudo ceremony at the wedding.
Standard kanji spelling for the Shinto wedding ritual.
Variant spelling using the iteration mark 々.
From the numbers 三 (three) repeated, and 九度 (nine times), referring to the three sets of three sips.