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    3. 三段落ち

    三段落ち

    三さん段だん落おち​

    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.)

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    三段オチ

    さんだんおちさんだんオチ

    Noun

    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.), rule of three (in comedy writing)

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    Characters that make up this word

    三
    み・み.つ・みっ.つ…(17)
    three
    Kanji
    段
    grade・steps・stairs
    Kanji
    落
    お.ちる・お.ち・お.とす…(2)
    fall・drop・come down・village・hamlet
    Kanji
    ち
    chi
    Kana
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