杯さかずき事ごと

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Meanings

noun

pledge over sake cups; exchange of nuptial cups

Refers to a traditional ritual where sake cups are exchanged to seal a bond, most commonly in wedding ceremonies (san-san-kudo) or formal pledges.

結けっ婚こん式しきで杯さかずき事ごとを行おこなう。
They perform the exchange of nuptial cups at the wedding ceremony.
杯さかずき事ごとを交かわして兄きょう弟だいの契ちぎりを結むすんだ。
They exchanged sake cups and swore a brotherly bond.

Kanji

杯counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glass
事matter, thing, fact
盃glass, cup

Related words

三さん三さん九く度ど
A specific wedding ritual involving three sets of three sips from three cups; 杯事 is the broader term for any sake-cup pledge, including this ceremony.
固かための杯さかずき
A more general phrase for a sake cup exchanged to solidify a promise or alliance, often used outside formal weddings.

Built from

杯さかずき+こと

Written forms

杯さかずき事ごとUsage9%
Standard kanji spelling for the ritual exchange of sake cups.
盃さかずき事ごとUsage91%
Alternate kanji spelling using 盃, a variant of 杯.

Etymology

Compound of 杯 (sakazuki, 'sake cup') and 事 (koto, 'matter/ritual'), with rendaku voicing of koto to goto. The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it has long been associated with ceremonial sake drinking to seal agreements or marriages.