Word Meaning 三段構え

さんだんがまえ sandangamae

三段構え is read as さんだんがまえ (sandangamae) and means triple.

Meaning

English

  1. triple
  2. three-way
  3. threefold

Reading

Kana

さんだんがまえ

Romaji

sandangamae

Writing Variants

  • 三段構え さんだんかまえ sandankamae

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 83982 Priority N

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

三段オチ

さんだんおち

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.)

三段腹

さんだんばら

potbelly

二段構え

にだんがまえ

keeping an alternative up one's sleeve

三段跳び

さんだんとび

triple jump

三幕構成

さんまくこうせい

three-act structure (in screenwriting: setup, confrontation, resolution)

二段化構成

にだんかこうせい

two stage configuration

二段構成

にだんこうせい

two stage construction

大上段に構える

だいじょうだんにかまえる

to hold a sword above one's head