Lexical entry

暗刻

ankoo

A set of three identical tiles in mahjong that have been drawn from the wall rather than claimed from discards.

Sports & GamesPure GairaigoCompoundSource: Chinese

Meaning

In mahjong, a triplet (pung) formed entirely within a player's hand without calling any tiles from other players, making it 'concealed'.

Examples

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刻子

コーツ

A set of three identical mahjong tiles.

四暗刻

スーアンコー

A high-scoring Mahjong hand consisting of four sets of three identical tiles, all drawn without calling from other players.

三暗刻

サンアンコー

A Mahjong hand containing three concealed sets of three identical tiles.

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