Word Meaning 三段オチ

さんだんおち sandanochi

三段オチ is read as さんだんおち (sandanochi) and means three-part joke, where the first two parts are similar and mundane, while the third is the punchline (e.g. How do you get to my place? Go down to the corner, turn left, and get lost.).

Meaning

English

  1. three-part joke, where the first two parts are similar and mundane, while the third is the punchline (e.g. How do you get to my place? Go down to the corner, turn left, and get lost.)
  2. rule of three (in comedy writing)

Reading

Kana

さんだんおち

Romaji

sandanochi

Writing Variants

  • 三段落ち さんだんおち sandanochi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 79138 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

三段目

さんだんめ

third lowest division

三段論法

さんだんろんぽう

syllogism

三段目格

さんだんめかく

referee officiating the third lowest sumo division

三段

さんだん

third stage

三段構え

さんだんがまえ

triple

三段腹

さんだんばら

potbelly

三段跳び

さんだんとび

triple jump

仮言的三段論法

かげんてきさんだんろんぽう

hypothetical syllogism

定言的三段論法

ていげんてきさんだんろんぽう

categorical syllogism

選言的三段論法

せんげんてきさんだんろんぽう

disjunctive syllogism

十三階段

じゅうさんかいだん

gallows

三流

さんりゅう

third-rate