List: mahjong
Terms used in mahjong, a game for four players that was created in China.
gairaigo Chinese origin mahjong noun noun (generic)
- many-sided wait (for one's last tile), complex wait, wait for three or more types of tiles which will finish one's hand
mahjong noun noun (generic)
- atamahane, house rule specifying that in the event of two or more players declaring a win from a discarded tile, the winner is the player closest (in turn order) to the player who discarded the tile
mahjong noun noun (generic)
- prediction of another player's winning tile or yaku
mahjong noun noun (generic)
- penalty payment, points forfeited due to a rule violation
mahjong noun noun (generic)
- points wagered by a spectator to match the winnings and losses of a particular player
search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) martial arts mahjong
- quickly reversed cut (sword technique)
- swallow counter (judo technique), swallow flight reversal
- swapping one's hand with the bottom row of the nearest wall (cheating technique)
- completing a hand with an opponent's discarded riichi tile
mahjong noun noun (generic)
- wall, wall tiles
search-only kana form search-only kanji form mahjong noun noun (generic)
- terminal and honor tiles (i.e. 1, 9, and non-numbered tiles)
mahjong noun noun (generic)
- minor tiles (suited tiles numbered 2 through 8), inside tiles
mahjong noun noun (generic)
- shape which accepts few winning tiles, inefficient tile pattern