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List: mahjong

Terms used in mahjong, a game for four players that was created in China.

Showing 51 - 60 of 278 words for the list mahjong. #mahj
飛びとびtobi

noun  noun (generic)  mahjong 

  • flying, leaping, flight, leap
  • zero, naught, oh
  • flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
  • running out of points (zero or fewer), game ending due to a player running out of points
荘チャンchan

gairaigo  Chinese origin  mahjong  suffix  counter 

  • counter for games of mahjong
三元牌さんげんパイsangenpai

mahjong  noun  noun (generic) 

  • dragon tiles
洗牌シーパイshi-pai

mahjong  noun  noun (generic) 

  • shuffling of tiles
  • cleaning mahjong tiles
数牌シューパイshu-pai

irregular reading  mahjong  noun  noun (generic) 

  • suited tiles
役満やくマンyakuman

mahjong  noun  noun (generic) 

  • yakuman, win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)
ヘッドレスheddoresu

computing  noun  noun (generic)  mahjong 

  • headless
  • hand without a pair
差しさしsashi

noun  noun (generic)  usually written using kana alone  noh  hanafuda  mahjong  prefix  counter 

  • between (e.g. two people), face to face
  • hindrance, impediment
  • arrhythmic section of recitative
  • playing with only 2 players
  • prefix used for stress or emphasis
  • counter for traditional dance songs
ドラdora

mahjong  noun  noun (generic) 

  • dora, special tile that increases the han value of a hand
天和テンホーtenho-

mahjong  noun  noun (generic) 

  • blessing of heaven, hand in which the dealer goes out on their initial deal

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