#menzen tsumo
#tsumo
Menzen Tsumo - Winning by Self-Draw Without Calling
Learn about Menzen Tsumo in mahjong - the 1 han yaku for winning by self-draw while keeping a closed hand.
About 3 min read
Glossary Articles
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#minkan
#open kan
Minkan (Open Kan) - Making a Quad from Opponent's Discard
Learn about Minkan in mahjong - calling kan using an opponent's discarded tile to form a 4-tile meld.
About 3 min read
#minkou
#open triplet
Minkou (Open Triplet) - A Triplet Made by Calling Pon
Learn about Minkou in mahjong - an open triplet formed by calling pon, including fu calculation and comparison with ankou.
About 3 min read
#nakabukure
#tile efficiency
Nakabukure - Middle-Heavy Shape in Sequence Candidates
Learn about Nakabukure in mahjong - a shape where the middle tile of a sequence candidate is duplicated, reducing efficiency.
About 2 min read
#oorasu
#all last
Oorasu (All Last) - The Final Hand of the Game
Learn about Oorasu in mahjong - the last hand of a hanchan where final rankings are decided.
About 3 min read
#otoshi
#dropping
Otoshi (Dropping) - Processing Unwanted Tiles
Learn about Otoshi in mahjong - the technique of discarding unwanted tiles for hand building and defense.
About 2 min read
#oya-nagare
#dealer rotation
Oya-nagare (Dealer Rotation) - When Dealer's Turn Ends
Learn about Oya-nagare in mahjong - when the dealer rotates to the next player after being noten at exhaustive draw.
About 3 min read
#renho
#human win
Renho (Human Win) - First Turn Ron as Non-Dealer
Learn about Renho in mahjong - a rare hand where a non-dealer wins by ron on the first turn before their first draw.
About 3 min read
#ryanpeikou
#double iipeikou
Ryanpeikou (Double Iipeikou) - Two Identical Sequence Pairs
Learn about Ryanpeikou in mahjong - a 3 han closed hand with two sets of identical sequences.
About 3 min read
#ryokei-henka
#shape improvement
Ryokei-henka - Transforming Bad Waits into Good Shapes
Learn about Ryokei-henka in mahjong - the technique of improving weak shapes like kanchan into strong ryanmen waits.
About 3 min read
#ryuuiisou
#all green
Ryuuiisou (All Green) - The Most Beautiful Yakuman
Learn about Ryuuiisou in mahjong - a yakuman made entirely of green tiles (2, 3, 4, 6, 8 of souzu and hatsu).
About 4 min read
#sarashi
#exposed melds
Sarashi (Exposed Melds) - Called Tiles on Display
Learn about Sarashi in mahjong - the tiles exposed through pon, chi, or kan calls that reveal information to all players.
About 3 min read