See also: 國士無雙

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Kanji in this term
こく
Grade: 2

Grade: 5

Grade: 4
そう
Grade: S
kan’on goon kan’on
Alternative spelling
國士無雙 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

From the Records of the Grand Historian.[1][2]

Compound of 国士 (kokushi, patriot, respectable person) +‎ 無双 (musō, matchless, unparalleled).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(こく)()()(そう) (kokushi musōこくしむさう (kokusimusau)?

  1. a distinguished person
  2. (mahjong) a 役満 (yakuman, limit) hand of all thirteen unique 么九牌 (yaochūpai, terminals and honours), plus one more of any of those tiles; the same as "thirteen orphans" in Chinese mahjong
    Synonym: 十三么九 (shīsan yaochū)

Derived terms edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN