三さん拍びょう子し

noun

triple time; three-four time

Musical term for a meter with three beats per measure, such as 3/4 or 3/8 time.

• この曲きょくは三さん拍子びょうしで書かかれている。

  This piece is written in triple time.

noun

three essential elements; three important requisites

Idiomatic use, almost always in the set phrase 三拍子揃う (to have all three essential qualities) or 三拍子揃った (complete in all three respects).

See also: 三拍子揃う

• 彼かれは容よう姿し・才さい能のう・人ひと柄がらの三さん拍子びょうし揃そろった俳はい優ゆうだ。

  He is an actor who has all three: good looks, talent, and personality.