List of terminology translations

Mahjong is a game that has effectively crossed the borders of both countries and languages. Given this, many languages have taken liberties in translating terms however they felt like, borrowing from other variants' translations or from other games, with mixed results.

Below is a list aiming to provide a translation of all important mahjong terminology: as such, it will be presented in a lexical order by theme. This list aims not to catalog multiple variants but to present a structured translation consistent in all languages with a sufficient player base. Also, it will not present definitions. Translations that are only indicative are preceded by ***, as the Japanese word has been fully assimilated as a normally used word among players. French and German shall indicate gender and plural as appropriate.

List of terms

Theme	Key	Japanese	Characters	English	French	German
Yaku	10101	Riichi	ExampleR1C3	ExampleR1C3	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10102	Ippatsu	ExampleR1C3	ExampleR1C3	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10103	Menzenchin tsumohou	ExampleR1C3	ExampleR1C3	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10104	Pinfu	ExampleR1C3	ExampleR1C3	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10105	Iipeikou	ExampleR1C3	[la] double copie	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10111	Tanyao	All simples	[la] main simple	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10112	Yakuhai	Value tiles	[des] Tuiles de valeur	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10113	Rinshan kaihou	ExampleR1C3	ExampleR1C3	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10114	Chankan	ExampleR1C3	[le] kan volé	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10115	Haitei raoyue	Last pick	[la] dernière pioche	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10116	Houtei raoyui	Last discard	[la] dernière défausse	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10201	Double riichi	ExampleR1C3	ExampleR1C3	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10202	Chiitoitsu	ExampleR1C3	sept paires	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10211	Chanta	ExampleR1C3	tous terminales incluses	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10212	Sanshoku doujun	ExampleR1C3	[la] triple suite	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10213	Ittsu (Ikkitsuukan)	ExampleR1C3	[le] serpentin	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10221	Toitoi	ExampleR1C3	tous brelans	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10222	Sanankou	ExampleR1C3	trois brelans cachés	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10223	Sanshoku doukou	ExampleR1C3	[le] triple brelan	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10224	Sankantsu	ExampleR1C3	trois carrés	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10225	Shousangen	ExampleR1C3	trois petits dragons	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10226	Honroutou	ExampleR1C3	tous terminales pures	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10301	Ryanpeikou	ExampleR1C3	[la] double double copie	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10321	Honitsu	Mixed Flush	[la] couleur mixte	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10322	Junchan	ExampleR1C3	tous extrémités incluses	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10651	Chinitsu	**** Flush	[la] couleur pure	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10801	Tenhou	ExampleR1C3	.	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10802	Chiihou	ExampleR1C3	ExampleR1C3	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10803	Kokushi musou	ExampleR1C3	treize orphelins	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10804	Chuuren poutou	ExampleR1C3	neuf lanternes	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10881	Ryuuiisou	ExampleR1C3	[la] main verte	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10883	Tsuuiisou	ExampleR1C3	tous vents et dragons	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10884	Shousuushi	ExampleR1C3	quatre petits vents	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10885	Daisuushi	ExampleR1C3	trois grands dragons	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10886	Chinroutou	ExampleR1C3	tous extrémités pures	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10887	Suukantsu	ExampleR1C3	quatre carrés	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10888	Kazoe yakuman	ExampleR1C3	[le] yakuman compté	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10901	Nagashi mangan	ExampleR1C3	[la] pile fantastique	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10902	Renhou	ExampleR1C3	ExampleR1C3	ExampleR1C3
Yaku	10901	Kazoe yakuman	ExampleR1C3	ExampleR1C3	ExampleR1C3