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two bows, two claps, and a third bow
The standard sequence of actions when praying at a Shinto shrine: bow twice, clap twice, then bow once more. Used as a set phrase describing the ritual.
神社では二礼二拍手一礼の作法でお参りします。
At a shrine, we worship with the ritual of two bows, two claps, and a third bow.
A descriptive compound phrase from 二礼 (two bows), 二拍手 (two claps), and 一礼 (one bow), referring to the standard Shinto worship procedure.