Honji

There are two types of chanting, “Byoushi- ai (congruent rhythm)” that matches the rhythm and “Byoushi- awazu (noncongruent rhythm)” that does not match the rhythm, but the chanting of the Byoushiai basically consists of eight beats as one unit. The form of 8 beats per unit is called “Honji”. To the other honji, we have the four beats per unit called “tori “, two beats per unit called “okuri “, 6 beats per unit called “Kataji” and it is played properly depending on the number of characters in the song and the presence or absence of clauses.