役満

See also: 役滿

Japanese

Kanji in this term
役	満
やく Grade: 3	まん Grade: 4
goon

Alternative spelling
役滿 (kyūjitai)

Examples

国(こく)士(し)無(む)双(そう) (kokushi musō, “thirteen orphans”)
大(だい)三(さん)元(げん) (daisangen, “three great dragons”)
四(スー)暗(アン)刻(コー) (sūankō, “four concealed triplets”)
字(ツー)一(イー)色(ソー) (tsūīsō, “all honors”)
清(チン)老(ロー)頭(トー) (chinrōtō, “all terminals”)
緑(リュー)一(イー)色(ソー) (ryūīsō, “all green”)
四(スー)喜(シー)和(ホー) (sūshīhō, “four winds”)
九(チュー)蓮(レン)宝(ポー)燈(トー) (chūren pōtō, “nine gates”)
四(スー)槓(カン)子(ツ) (sūkantsu, “four kongs”)
天(テン)和(ホー) (tenhō, “blessing of heaven”)
地(チー)和(ホー) (chīhō, “blessing of earth”)

Etymology

Clipping of 役満貫 (yaku-mangan).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) やくマン [yàkúmáń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ja̠kɯ̟mã̠ɴ]

Noun

役満(やくマン) • (yakuman)

(mahjong) a win by counting over twelve 飜 (han), or worth four times of a 満貫 (mangan): 48,000 points if the winning player is on the East (dealer) side or 32,000 points otherwise

Coordinate terms

満貫(マンガン) (mangan), 跳満(はねマン) (haneman), 倍満(ばいマン) (baiman), 三倍満(さんばいマン) (sanbaiman), 役満(やくマン) (yakuman)

Derived terms

数(かぞ)え役満(やくマン) (kazoe yakuman)

References

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