段
ダン • タン
grade; steps; stairs
Words
三段落ち
さんだんおち さんだんオチ
- 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.); rule of three (in comedy writing) n
上段の間
じょうだんのま
- room with a raised floor n
生産手段
せいさんしゅだん
- means of production n
伝達手段
でんたつしゅだん
- means of communication; media of communication; organ of communication; tool of communication n
輸送手段
ゆそうしゅだん
- means of transportation; means of transport n