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三段構え (さんだんがまえ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

三さん段だん構がまえ

also: さんだんかまえ

さ

ん

だ

ん

が

ま

え

Meanings

1

triple; three-way; threefold

Describes something arranged in three stages, levels, or layers; often used in compound nouns like 三段構えの防御 (three-tiered defense).

この計けい画かくは

三さん

段だん

構がま

え

に

なっ

て

いる

。

This plan is structured in three stages.

三さん段だん構がまえの防ぼう御ぎょ線せんを敷しいた。

They set up a three-tiered defensive line.

Kanji

三three
段grade, steps, stairs
構posture, stance, appearance

Related words

二に段だん構がまえ
Means 'two-stage' or 'two-tiered', while 三段構え means 'three-stage' or 'three-tiered'.

Built from

三さん段だん+構かまえる

Written forms

三段構え
- さんだんがまえ
  Standard kanji spelling.
- さんだんかまえ
  Alternate reading; less common.
さんだんかまえ

Etymology

Compound of 三 (three), 段 (stage, level), and 構え (structure, arrangement).