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'''Tenpai''' is also referred to as the "ready hand".  A hand is tenpai or "ready" when only one more tile is needed to complete the hand.  The completion may be either done by draw and/or discard, where applicable.  Tenpai does not require that the completed hand has a yaku, although both a completed hand and a yaku are necessary to win.
'''Tenpai''' is also referred to as the "ready hand".  A hand is tenpai or "ready" when only one more tile is needed to complete the hand.  The completion may be either done by draw and/or discard, where applicable.  Tenpai does not require that the completed hand has a [[Yaku|yaku]], although both a completed hand and a yaku are necessary to win.


Being one or more tiles away from tenpai is called '''noten'''. This word is a contraction of the English '''no tenpai'''.
Being one or more tiles away from tenpai is called '''noten'''. This word is a contraction of the English '''no tenpai'''.
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