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There are a couple listings out on the web, let's do a nice merge.
A large number of terms are used in Japanese mahjong - naturally, most are in Japanese. An English language translation and explanation of these terms can be viewed in the following pages:


Should be sorted alphabetically or somehow by topic? Table format appropriate, or just list in separate flowtext paragraphs with each term bolded?
* [[List of terminology by alphabetical order]]
* [[List of terminology translations]]
* [[List of terminology by usage category]]
* [[List of yaku]]


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[[Category:Terminology]]
!Japanese
!English
!Explanation
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|ari
|in effect
|States that the preceding rule is used, as in ''akadora ari'' for playing with red fives. Opposite of ''nashi''.
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|nashi
|invalid
|States that the preceding rule is not in effect, as in ''kuikae nashi'' for disallowing players to call a tile and immediately discard another tile which would have also completed the called meld.
|-
|shuntsu
|sequence
|Three tiles of the same suit in sequence, used as one of the four melds in a regular hand. ''Chii'' is used to call a tile to complete a ''shuntsu'' and set it aside as a ''minjun'', i.e., an open ''shuntsu''. A concealed ''shuntsu'' is an ''anjun''.
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Latest revision as of 10:09, 4 August 2024

A large number of terms are used in Japanese mahjong - naturally, most are in Japanese. An English language translation and explanation of these terms can be viewed in the following pages: