立直

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
立	直
リー Grade: 1	チ Grade: 2
irregular

Etymology edit

From Mandarin 立直 (lìzhí).^[1]^[2]^[3]

Compare English reach.

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) リーチ [ríꜜìchì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[4]
IPA^(key): [ɾʲiːt͡ɕi]

Noun edit

立(リー)直(チ) • (rīchi)

(mahjong) a "ready" hand, waiting for one more tile to win
(mahjong) a call for such a hand
(by extension) being one point or move away from victory

Derived terms edit

オープン立(リー)直(チ) (ōpun rīchi, “open riichi”, local rule)
ダブル立(リー)直(チ) (daburu rīchi, “double riichi”)

Idioms edit

立直(リーチ)が掛(か)かる (rīchi ga kakaru)

See also edit

一(いっ)発(ぱつ) (ippatsu, “one shot”)
聴牌(テンパイ) (tenpai)

References edit

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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