List: mahjong
Terms used in mahjong, a game for four players that was created in China.
mahjong noun noun (generic)
- pung (or kong) of west tiles when west is both the round wind and one's seat wind (meld)
mahjong noun noun (generic)
- pung (or kong) of north tiles when north is both the round wind and one's seat wind (meld)
usually written using kana alone mahjong noun noun (generic)
- giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
mahjong noun noun (generic)
- giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
mahjong noun noun (generic)
- discarding somewhat safe tiles while still trying to win a hand
mahjong noun noun (generic)
- win worth 18000 points as dealer
search-only kanji form abbreviation usually written using kana alone mahjong noun noun (generic)
- tanyao (winning hand containing no terminal tiles or honor tiles), all simples
abbreviation mahjong noun noun (generic)
- having no end tiles or honor tiles and pinfu (common pair of melds)
mahjong noun noun (generic)
- combination of rฤซchi, tanyao, and pinfu (common trio of yaku)
gairaigo Chinese origin mahjong noun noun (generic)
- chow, three-in-a-row