Jihai (Honor Tiles) - East, South, West, North, White, Green, Red
Learn about Jihai in mahjong - the 7 special tiles including winds and dragons. Understand their strategic value, yakuhai, and defensive use.
Comprehensive guides and insights on mahjong
Learn about Jihai in mahjong - the 7 special tiles including winds and dragons. Understand their strategic value, yakuhai, and defensive use.
Learn about Kamicha in mahjong - the player seated to your left. Understand chi rules, strategic importance, and positional awareness.
Learn about Kan in mahjong - the special action of forming a 4-tile meld. Understand minkan, ankan, kakan, kandora, and strategic decisions.
Learn about Kandora in mahjong - the new dora indicator revealed after a kan. Understand timing, strategy, and risk management.
Learn about Kawa (river) in mahjong - where discards are placed. Understand how to read opponents' rivers, find safe tiles, and predict their hands.
Learn about Kazehai (wind tiles) in mahjong - the East, South, West, and North honor tiles. Understand when they become yakuhai and how to use them strategically.
Comprehensive explanation of mangan, a point threshold in mahjong. Learn the point values, requirements, and yaku combinations to achieve mangan for beginners.
Comprehensive explanation of menzen (closed hand) in mahjong, including meaning, advantages, menzen-only yaku, and strategy for beginners.
Learn about Menzenchin in mahjong - the state of not calling any tiles and its strategic advantages.
Comprehensive explanation of naki (calling tiles), a fundamental mahjong action. Learn differences between pon, chi, and kan, usage, merits/demerits for beginners.
Learn about Ryuukyoku in mahjong - when a hand ends with no winner, including types, tenpai payments, and special draws.
Learn about Shimocha (right player) in mahjong - the player sitting to your right who can chi from your discards. Understand strategic considerations for this position.