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|Romaji=Ba
|Romaji=[[Ba]]
|Kanji=場
|Kanji=場
|English=Wind round
|English=Wind round
|Explanation=A “wind round”, e.g. tonba (east round) or nanba (south round).
|Explanation=A “wind round”, e.g. tonba (east round) or nanba (south round).
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| Romaji      = [[Baiman]]
| Kanji      = 倍満
| English    =
| Explanation = A hand worth 8-19 han.
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|Kanji=加槓
|Kanji=加槓
|English=Added kan
|English=Added kan
|Explanation=A [[Kan|kantsu]] that was upgraded from a [[Mentsu|minkou]].
|Explanation=A [[kan|kantsu]] that was upgraded from a [[Mentsu|minkou]].
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|Kanji=冲合
|Kanji=冲合
|English=
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|Explanation=A penalty that results in a [[Scoring|mangan]] payment and restarts the current round.
|Explanation=A penalty, applied to particularly unacceptable mahjong plays, such as winning with an invalid hand or destroying the wall.  Typically, the penalty results in a [[Scoring|mangan]] payment to all players and restarts the current round.  Otherwise, penalty values may be subject to [[Rule variations|variation]].
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|Romaji=Chunchan
|Romaji=[[Tanyao|Chunchan]]
|Kanji=中張
|Kanji=中張
|English=
|English=
|Explanation=The tiles numbered 2 through 8.
|Explanation=The zone of tiles numbered from 2 through 8, representing tiles that can be grouped with tiles on each of its sides.
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| Romaji      =[[Tanyao|Chunchanhai]]
| Kanji      =中張牌
| English    =Simples
| Explanation =The tiles in the zone numbered from 2 through 8. See tanyao for related yaku. Opposite of "yaochuuhai".
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|Romaji=Daburon
|Romaji=[[Naki|Daburon]]
|Kanji=ダブロン
|Kanji=ダブロン
|English=Double ron
|English=Double ron
|Explanation=A rule that allows two people to Ron the same tile.
|Explanation=A rule that allows two people to simultaneously win from the same discarded tile.
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|Romaji=Fuuro
|Romaji=Fuuro
|Kanji=副露
|Kanji=副露
|English=
|English=Meld
|Explanation=Calling of discarded tile or closed kan, also "naki".
|Explanation=Calling of discarded tile or closed kan, also "naki".
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|Romaji=Fuutei
|Romaji=[[Fu|Fuutei]]
|Kanji=副底
|Kanji=副底
|English=Base fu
|English=Base fu
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|Romaji=[[Betaori#Genbutsu|Genbutsu]]
|Romaji=[[Genbutsu]]
|Kanji=現物
|Kanji=現物
|English=Safe tile
|English=Safe tile
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|Romaji=Haipai
|Romaji=[[Haipai]]
|Kanji=配牌
|Kanji=配牌
|English=Start hand
|English=Start hand
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|Romaji=Haiyama
|Romaji=[[Haiyama]]
|Kanji=牌山
|Kanji=牌山
|English=Wall
|English=Wall
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|Romaji=[[Kyoku|Hanchan]]
|Romaji=[[Hanchan]]
|Kanji=半荘
|Kanji=半荘
|English=Full East-South game
|English=Full East-South game
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|Romaji=Houjuu
|Romaji=[[Naki|Houjuu]]
|Kanji=放銃
|Kanji=放銃
|English=Deal in
|English=Deal in
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|Romaji=Houra
|Romaji=[[Agari|Houra]]
|Kanji=和了
|Kanji=和了
|English=
|English=
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|Kanji=河底牌
|Kanji=河底牌
|English=Last discard
|English=Last discard
|Explanation=The very last discarded tile for a hand.
|Explanation=The very last discarded tile for a hand, which may not subject to any tile calls other than "ron".
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|Romaji=Inchiki
|Romaji=[[Jantou|Inchiki]]
|Kanji=雀頭
|Kanji=雀頭
|English=Pair
|English=Pair
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|Explanation=A tile-counting technique that measures the possibility of someone making Shuntsu based on how many instances of a tile are visible.
|Explanation=A tile-counting technique that measures the possibility of someone making Shuntsu based on how many instances of a tile are visible.
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| Romaji      = [[Kan|Kakan]]
| Kanji      = 加槓
| English    = Upgraded kan
| Explanation = A kan that was upgraded from a melded set, from a player's own draws or hand.
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|Explanation=The player to the left of one's perspective.
|Explanation=The player to the left of one's perspective.
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| Romaji      = [[Kan|Kandora]]
| Kanji      = カンドラ
| English    = Added dora
| Explanation = Additional dora indicators, when the call for kan is invoked.
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| Romaji      = [[Kawa]]
| Kanji      = 河
| English    = Pond, Discard pile
| Explanation = Meaning "river".  This describes the discarded tiles.
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|Romaji=Kiru
|Romaji=[[Kiru]]
|Kanji=切る
|Kanji=切る
|English=Discard
|English=Discard
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|English=Wait pattern
|English=Wait pattern
|Explanation=The tiles waiting for with a [[tenpai]] hand.
|Explanation=The tiles waiting for with a [[tenpai]] hand.
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| Romaji      = Mangan
| Kanji      = 満貫
| English    =
| Explanation = A cap applied to the [[Scoring|standard scoring equation]].  Hands worth 3 han 70+ fu. 4 han 40+ fu, or 5 han are valued at mangan.
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