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
Kanji
三
サン • ゾウ
み • み.つ • みっ.つ
three
段
ダン • タン
grade; steps; stairs
落
ラク
お.ちる • お.ち • お.とす
fall; drop; come down; village; hamlet
Synonyms
落ち
おち オチ
- slip; omission n
- outcome; final result; the end n
- punch line (of a joke) n uk