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Naturally, the featured game is Japanese mahjong.  Therefore, a multitude number of Japanese terminology are used.  The following list includes the Japanese terminology, English equivalent, and the terminology usage.
Naturally, the featured game is Japanese mahjong.  Therefore, a multitude number of Japanese terminology are used.  The following list includes the Japanese terminology, English equivalent, and the terminology usage.


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|aotenjou
|Romaji=Aotenjou
|no capping
|Kanji=
|A rare rule which eliminates the score cappings ''mangan'', ''haneman'', etc., and scores all hands as (fu * 4 * 2^han).
|English=No capping
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|Explanation=A rare rule which eliminates the score cappings ''mangan'', ''haneman'', etc., and scores all hands as (fu * 4 * 2^han).
|atozuke
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|after-attach
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|''Main article: [[Atozuke]].'' Allows a hand to win despite having no guaranteed yaku while in tenpai, as long as the winning tile generates a yaku. Opposite of ''sakizuke''.
|Romaji=Atozuke
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|Kanji=
|anjun
|English=After-attach
|concealed sequence
|Explanation=Allows a hand to win despite having no guaranteed yaku while in tenpai, as long as the winning tile generates a yaku. Opposite of ''sakizuke''.
|Three self-drawn consecutive tiles of the same suit, used as one of the four melds in a regular hand. An open sequence would be a ''minjun'', the general term for a sequence is ''shuntsu''.
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|ankan
|concealed kan
|Four self-drawn identical tiles set aside as a ''[[Kan|kantsu]]''. Declaring an ''ankan'' does not open the hand if it was previously closed.
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|ankou
|concealed triplet
|Three self-drawn identical tiles, used as one of the four melds in a regular hand. Compare with the yaku names ''[[san ankou]]'' and ''[[suu ankou]]''. An open triplet would be a ''minkou'', and the general term for any triplet is ''koutsu''.
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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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|minjun
|open sequence
|An open ''shuntsu'', i.e., a sequence of three consecutive tiles, formed by calling ''chii'' on the previously missing tile. A concealed ''shuntsu'' would be an ''anjun''.
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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.
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|shuntsu
|sequence
|Three consecutive tiles of the same suit, 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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Naturally, the featured game is Japanese mahjong. Therefore, a multitude number of Japanese terminology are used. The following list includes the Japanese terminology, English equivalent, and the terminology usage.

Japanese Kanji English Explanation
Aotenjou

「」
No capping

A rare rule which eliminates the score cappings mangan, haneman, etc., and scores all hands as (fu * 4 * 2^han).
Atozuke

「」
After-attach

Allows a hand to win despite having no guaranteed yaku while in tenpai, as long as the winning tile generates a yaku. Opposite of sakizuke.
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