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==Melds== | ==Melds== | ||
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|Romaji=[[Mentsu]] | |Romaji=[[Mentsu|Ankan]] | ||
|Kanji= | |Kanji=暗槓 | ||
|English= | |English=Concealed kan | ||
|Explanation= | |Explanation=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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|Romaji=Anjun | |Romaji=[[Mentsu|Anjun]] | ||
|Kanji= | |Kanji=暗順 | ||
|English= | |English=Concealed sequence | ||
|Explanation= | |Explanation=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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|Romaji=Ankan | |Romaji=[[Mentsu|Ankan]] | ||
|Kanji= | |Kanji=暗槓 | ||
|English= | |English=Concealed kan | ||
|Explanation=Four identical tiles | |Explanation=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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|Romaji=Ankou | |Romaji=[[Mentsu|Ankou]] | ||
|Kanji= | |Kanji=暗刻 | ||
|English= | |English=Concealed triplet | ||
|Explanation=Three identical tiles in the | |Explanation=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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|Romaji=Chakan | |Romaji=[[Kan#Shouminkan|Chakan]] | ||
|Kanji= | |Kanji=加槓 | ||
|English=Added kan | |English=Added kan | ||
|Explanation=A | |Explanation=A [[Kan|kantsu]] that was upgraded from a [[Mentsu|minkou]]. | ||
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|Romaji=Daiminkan | |Romaji=[[Kan|Daiminkan]] | ||
|Kanji= | |Kanji=大明槓 | ||
|English=Open kan | |English=Open kan | ||
|Explanation= | |Explanation=A kan formed with possession of three tile types, and calling on the discarded fourth tile. | ||
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|Romaji=Kantsu | |Romaji=[[Mentsu|Kantsu]] | ||
|Kanji= | |Kanji=槓子 | ||
|English= | |English=Quad | ||
|Explanation= | |Explanation=A meld of four identical tiles, which must be [[kan|declared as kan]] to be counted as such. | ||
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|Romaji= | |Romaji=Minjun | ||
|Kanji= | |Kanji= | ||
|English=Open | |English=Open sequence | ||
|Explanation= | |Explanation=An open shuntsu, or 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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|Romaji= | |Romaji=[[Mentsu|Minkou]] | ||
|Kanji= | |Kanji=明刻 | ||
|English= | |English=Open triplet | ||
|Explanation= | |Explanation=An open [[koutsu]] made by calling a discarded tile. | ||
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|Romaji=Shuntsu | |Romaji=[[Shuntsu]] | ||
|Kanji= | |Kanji=順子 | ||
|English= | |English=Sequence | ||
|Explanation= | |Explanation=This is the generic term for, three consecutive tiles of the same suit, whether open or closed. Chii is used to call a tile to complete a shuntsu and set it aside as a minjun (open). A concealed (closed) shuntsu is an anjun. | ||
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