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A hand in '''tenpai''' {{kana|テンパイ}}, | A hand in '''tenpai''' {{kana|テンパイ}}, i.e. a "ready hand", is a hand that needs only one more tile to complete. Once a hand is in tenpai, ''if it has a [[yaku]]'', it may win by self-draw ([[tsumo]]) or by another player's discard ([[ron]]) of the correct tile. A hand does not need a yaku in order to be considered tenpai, but it does need a yaku in order to win. Having achieving tenpai (with/without yaku) is worth some points when a hand ends in [[ryuukyoku]]. | ||
The direct opposite of tenpai is '''noten''' {{kana|ノーテン}}, a contraction of '''not tenpai'''. A hand in this state has absolutely no chance of winning upon the immediate draw or discard. Instead, it relies on further tile draws and discards to attain the state of tenpai. | The direct opposite of tenpai is '''noten''' {{kana|ノーテン}}, a contraction of '''not tenpai'''. A hand in this state has absolutely no chance of winning upon the immediate draw or discard. Instead, it relies on further tile draws and discards to attain the state of tenpai. | ||