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 [[Image:YakuListed.png|thumb|right|300px|[http://tenhou.net/0/?log=2008121721gm-00c1-0000-fcadb0d7&tw=3&ts=5 Example hand], containing many yaku.]]
-A '''[[yaku]]''' {{kana|役}} is a certain pattern in a mahjong hand that scores points, and a necessary condition for winning (analogous to hands in poker). A hand can score multiple yaku at once. Under standard rules, there are 26 different yaku and 11 [[yakuman]] (a special class of high-scoring yaku). In addition, one special case may be allowed in [[nagashi mangan]].
+A '''[[yaku]]''' {{kana|役}} is a certain pattern that scores points, and a necessary condition for winning. They are analogous to hands in poker. In total, there are 26 yaku, 11 [[yakuman]] (a special class of high-scoring yaku), and 1 special case in [[nagashi mangan]].
-'''In order to win any hand, the hand must have at least one yaku.''' Even if a hand has [[dora]], it cannot score without a yaku. Declaring a win without yaku can score a [[chombo]] penalty. Therefore, when learning the game, it is essential to learn the different types of yaku.
+Each yaku is worth a specified amount of  '''[[han]]''', where rarer yaku are generally worth more. A hand can score multiple yaku at once. When a hand is won, its han (from both yaku and dora) are added up, and the total han value is converted into points using a [[scoring table]].
-Each yaku has a specified amount of '''[[han]]''' {{kana|飜}}, where rarer yaku are generally worth more han. Han can also be increased by acquiring dora, but dora do not count as yaku for the purposes of winning. A hand's total han value, counted from adding up yaku and dora, [[Scoring table|determines the points]] you'll get in the end.
+'''In order to win any hand, the hand must have at least one yaku.''' Even if a hand has [[dora]], it cannot score without a yaku. Attempting to win without a yaku is subject to a [[chombo]] penalty, so it is important to learn the yaku, or at least the most common types.
-The most important yaku to learn is [[riichi]]: it is the most common yaku and very easy to achieve. Any hand that isn't [[open]] may declare riichi when [[tenpai|about to win]]. A beginner may rely solely on riichi, though it is important to learn the other yaku too.
+The most important yaku to learn is riichi: it is the most common yaku and very easy to achieve. Any hand that isn't open may declare riichi when about to win. A beginner may rely solely on riichi, though it is important to learn the other yaku too.
 ==One han closed only==