連荘

See also: 連莊 and 连庄

Japanese

Kanji in this term
レン
Grade: 4
チャン
Grade: S
irregular
Alternative spellings
連莊 (kyūjitai)
連チャン

Etymology

From Mandarin 連莊 / 连庄 (liánzhuāng).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɾẽ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕã̠ɴ]

Noun

(レン)(チャン) • (renchan

  1. (mahjong) the retainment of the east or (oya, dealer) position after a win
  2. (by extension) events that are repeated or in a series

Derived terms

  • (パー)(レン)(チャン) (pārenchan)

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