立直

Chinese

set up; to stand
straight; vertical; frank
straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright
 
simp. and trad.
(立直) 		立 直
anagram 直立

Etymology

Borrowed back from Japanese 立直 (rīchi). Originally from local Chinese mahjong term 立直 (lìzhí) that has since gone extinct.

Pronunciation

Noun

立直

  1. (mahjong) riichi

Japanese

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

Etymology

From Mandarin 立直 (lìzhí).[1][2][3]

Compare Japanese リーチ (rīchi), from English reach.

Pronunciation

Noun

立(リー)直(チ) • (rīchi) 

  1. (mahjong) riichi, a 役(やく) (yaku, “scoring condition”) completed by declaring the hand to be 聴(てん)牌(ぱい) (tenpai, “ready”), waiting for one more tile to win; can potentially also score 一(いっ)発(ぱつ) (ippatsu) and 裏(うら)ドラ (uradora)
  2. (mahjong) a call for such a ready hand, riichi
  3. (by extension) the state of being one point or move away from victory
    1. (hanafuda) being one card away from completing a 出(で)来(き)役(やく) (dekiyaku, “meld”)
    2. (pachinko) being one symbol away from getting a jackpot, usually triggering an animation before the final symbol is revealed
    3. (bingo) being one number away from getting a bingo

Usage notes

This term is commonly spelled in katakana.

The expression for making a riichi call in mahjong is 立直する (rīchi suru) or 立直を賭ける (rīchi o kakeru)

Derived terms

  • オープン立(リー)直(チ) (ōpun rīchi, “open riichi”)
  • 追(お)っかけ立(リー)直(チ) (okkake rīchi)
  • 即(そく)立(リー)直(チ) (soku rīchi, “immediate riichi”)
  • ダブル立(リー)直(チ) (daburu rīchi, “double riichi”)
  • 引(ひ)っかけ立(リー)直(チ) (hikkake rīchi)
  • 立(リー)直(チ)棒(ぼう) (rīchibō, “riichi stick”)
  • 立(リー)直(チ)麻(マー)雀(ジャン) (rīchi mājan, “riichi mahjong”)

Idioms

  • 立直(リーチ)が掛(か)かる (rīchi ga kakaru)

See also

References

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