Japanese

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Kanji in this term
やく
Grade: 3
まん
Grade: 4
かん > がん
Grade: S
goon
Alternative spelling
役滿貫 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology

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From (yaku, scoring combination) +‎ 満貫 (mangan, win of 8,000/12,000 points).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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役満貫(やくマンガン) (yaku-mangan

  1. (mahjong) a winning hand using special rules; worth 48,000 points if the winning player is on the East (dealer) side or 32,000 points otherwise

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN