List of terminology by alphabetical order: Difference between revisions
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|anjun | |||
|concealed sequence | |||
|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 | |ari | ||
|in effect | |in effect | ||
|States that the preceding rule is used, as in ''akadora ari'' for playing with red fives. Opposite of ''nashi''. | |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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|shuntsu | |shuntsu | ||
|sequence | |sequence | ||
|Three tiles of the same suit | |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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