One han closed only
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Japanese
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Open/Closed
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| Tsumo
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門前清自摸和
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Closed only
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| This yaku may apply to any closed hand. Any player who draws a winning tile with a closed hand is awarded this yaku.
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| Riichi
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立直
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Closed only
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| This is a special yaku applied to closed tenpai hands, which requires the player to make a declaration and "wager".
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| Ippatasu
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一発
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Closed only
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| This is applied when the player calling riichi wins within 4 tile draws/discards. In addition, the cycle must not be interrupted by tile calls.
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| Pinfu
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平和
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Closed only
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            Winning tile:  or 
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| Typicially known as "all sequences", this is a hand that does not gain fu based on composition, other than that of a closed ron.
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| Iipeiko
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一盃口
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Closed only
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| This hand includes two identical sequences.
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One han
| Yaku
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Japanese
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Open/Closed
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| Haitei raoyue
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海底撈月
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Open or Closed
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| The hand is completed with the last tile on the wall.
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| Houtei raoyui
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河底撈魚
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Open or Closed
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| The hand is completed with the very last discarded tile.
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| Rinshan kaihou
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嶺上開花
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Open or Closed
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| This yaku is awarded upon winning with a tile from the dead wall.
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| Chankan
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搶槓
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| The winning tile for a hand is called on another player's Kan. Essentially, the tile needed to complete a Kan is stolen to complete a winning hand.
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| Tanyao
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断幺九
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Open or Closed (Closed only on variation)
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 Winning tile: or
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| A hand composed of only inside (numbers 2-8) tiles
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| Yakuhai
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役牌
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Open or Closed
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     Winning tile: or
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| A hand with at least one group of dragon tiles, seat wind, or round wind tiles. This hand can be valued at 1 han for each group.
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Two han
| Yaku
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Japanese
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Open/Closed
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| Double riichi
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ダブルリーチ
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Closed only
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| Riichi is declared with a dealt hand before the first discard.
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| Chanta
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全帯幺九
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May be open (Lose 1 han)
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| All melds contain at least 1 terminals or honor.
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| Sanshoku
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三色同順
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May be open (Lose 1 han)
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| Three sequences have the same number across the three different suits.
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| Ittsu
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一通貫
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May be open (Lose 1 han)
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| This hand has a complete sequence of 1 through 9 of a single suit. As a note, the sequence of 1-9 are actually three groups of sequences numbered 123, 456, and 789.
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| Toi toi
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対々
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May be open
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| The entire hand is composed of triplets.
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| San ankou
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三暗刻
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May be open
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| The hand includes 3 ankou.
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| Sanshoku doukou
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三色同刻
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| The hand includes three groups of triplets with the same number.
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| San kantsu
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三槓子
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| Three kans are called for this hand.
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| Chii toitsu
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七対子
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Closed only
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| This hand is composed of seven pairs. It is one of two exceptions to the standard 4 melds and a pair pattern.
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| Honrotou
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混老頭対々和
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| The hand is composed of nothing but all terminals and honors.
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| Shousangen
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小三元
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| The hand contains two sets of 3 dragon tiles and a pair of the third dragon tiles.
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Three han
| Yaku
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Japanese
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Open/Closed
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| Honitsu
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混一色
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| This is a single suit hand mixed with some honor tiles.
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| Junchan
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純全帯么
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| All sets contain at least one terminal.
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| Ryanpeikou
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二盃口
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Closed only
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| This hand has two sets of "iipeiko". This hand does not combine with chii toitsu, even though the hand can be interpreted as one.
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Four han
| Yaku
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Japanese
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Open/Closed
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| Honrotou
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混老頭対々和
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| The hand is composed of nothing but all terminals and honors.
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| Shousangen
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小三元
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| The hand contains two sets of 3 dragon tiles and a pair of the third dragon tiles.
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Six han
This is the only yaku set at 6 han, where the number drops to 5 han when opened.
- Chinitsu 「清一色」 hand composed entirely of tiles from only one of the three suits.
Yakuman
- Kokushi musou 「国士無双」 hand with one of each of the 13 different terminal and honour tiles plus one extra terminal or honour tile. (For some rules, double yakuman for a 13-wait set)
- Chinrotou 「清老頭」 All terminals
- Daisangen 「大三元」 A hand with three Pon's or Kan's sets of the three Dragons.
- Suu ankou 「四暗刻」 A concealed hand with four concealed Pon's. (Tsumo only and depending on rules, Double Yakuman if win on a pair wait)
- Suu kantsu「四槓子」 A hand with four Kan's.
- Shousuushi 「小四喜」 A hand with three Pon's/Kan's sets of winds of and a pair of winds.
- Daisuushi 「大四喜」 A hand with four Pon's/Kan's of winds. (Double Yakuman, depending on the rules)
- Chuuren poutou 「九連宝燈」 A hand consisting of the tiles 1112345678999 in the same suit plus any one extra tile of the same suit.
- Ryuu iisou 「緑一色」 A hand composed entirely of green tiles: 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 Sou and Hatsu.
- Tsuu iisou 「字一色」 A hand composed entirely of honour tiles.
First round yakuman
- Tenhou 「天和」 The dealer wins on his first turn.
- Chihou 「地和」 A non-dealer player wins on a draw tile at the first round.
Special case
This yaku does not specifically deal with a player's hand, but rather the player's discards. By default, this hand is set to mangan.
- Nagashi mangan 「流し満貫」 All the discards are terminals or honors. Plus, none of the discards were called pon or chi to form melds.
Optional
- Renhou 「人和」 A non-dealer player wins on a discard at the first round. Variance may set this to mangan, or not used at all.
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Winning tile: