集しゅう近きん閉ぺい

noun

three Cs; three conditions facilitating infectious disease transmission (closed spaces, crowds, close contact)

Jocular term coined during the COVID-19 pandemic, blending the concepts of 集合 (gathering), 近接 (proximity), and 閉鎖 (enclosure). Also a pun on the name Xi Jinping (習近平) due to the identical Japanese reading.

See also: ３密

• 感かん染せん予よ防ぼうのため、集しゅう近きん閉ぺいを避さけるように呼よびかけられた。

  To prevent infection, people were urged to avoid the three Cs.