Lexical entry

万子

wanzu

One of the three suited tile sets in Mahjong, featuring Chinese numerals.

Sports & GamesPure GairaigoSource: Chinese

Meaning

A suit in Mahjong (wanzi/manzu) consisting of tiles numbered one through nine, traditionally marked with the kanji for 'ten thousand'.

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索子

ソーズ

The bamboo suit tiles in mahjong.

筒子

ピンズ

The dot or circle suit tiles in mahjong.

萬

ワン

Counter for 'character' tiles (manzu) in Mahjong.

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