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駆け付け三杯 (kaketsukesanbai) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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If you're late, you have to drink three penalty cups of sake.
At banquets, the custom of three penalty cups for latecomers still remains.
Kanji 杯 counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glass 付 adhere, attach, refer to Written forms 駆か け 付つ け 三さん 杯ばい
Standard kanji spelling with higher frequency and news ranking.
駆か けつけ 三さん 杯ばい
Alternate kanji spelling; the つけ is a common variant of 付け.
Etymology Compound of 駆け付け (kaketsuke, 'rushing to arrive') and 三杯 (sanbai, 'three cups'). The phrase originates from the custom of making latecomers drink three cups of sake as a lighthearted penalty.