One type is the 'mijikate' (short claps) of three or less hand claps, such as the 'nihai-nihakushu-ippai' (The greeting of Shintoism which performs a bow twice first, then applauds twice, and finally bows once) generally employed when people visit shrines today.
現代の参拝で行われる「二拝二拍手一拝」など、3回以下のものは「短拍手（みじかて）」と呼ばれる。