List: mahjong
Terms used in mahjong, a game for four players that was created in China.
gairaigo Chinese origin mahjong noun noun (generic)
- chow, three-in-a-row
mahjong noun noun (generic)
- wait for the middle tile of a three-in-a-row which will finish one's hand
mahjong noun noun (generic)
- wait for the middle tile of a chow
mahjong noun noun (generic)
- one-sided wait for the end tile of a three-in-a-row which will finish one's hand (i.e. for a 3 while holding 1-2, or for a 7 while holding 8-9)
mahjong noun noun (generic)
- one-sided wait for the end tile of a three-in-a-row which will finish one's hand (i.e. for a 3 while holding 1-2, or for a 7 while holding 8-9)
gairaigo Chinese origin mahjong noun noun (generic)
- three concealed pungs
mahjong noun noun (generic)
- wait to turn either of two pairs into a pung to finish one's hand
usually written using kana alone mahjong noun noun (generic)
- wait to turn either of two pairs into a three-of-a-kind to finish one's hand
mahjong noun noun (generic)
- waiting for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand, waiting for half of one's pair with four melds completed
mahjong noun noun (generic)
- waiting for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand while the rest of one's hand is exposed, waiting for half of one's pair with four melds exposed