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Yaku&Yakuman List
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The Winds: The Dragons:
Yaku situations
Menzen tsumo (メンゼンツモ / 門前清模和)
English names: Self-pick, Closed Tsumo
Han: 1
When a player has a concealed hand and then draws the winning tile from the wall to complete it.
Ippatsu (一発)
English names: One-shot, Instant
Han: 1
When a player declares riichi and then receives the winning tile within one round of play, or before the round
is interrupted by call. The tile can either be a discard from another player or drawn from the wall.
Yaku Hands
This is the list of yaku hands ordered by han value.
Some hands must be closed to be yaku, some lower their value if are open.
A hand with no terminal and honour tiles, that is every tile in the hand is a suit tile between 2 and 8.
*Open Tanyao is called Kuitan (食いタン / 喰いタン). Some rulesets forbid Kuitan.
Any set that includes either a dragon, the player’s own wind,
or the wind of the round. 1 han for each of these set. (A double wind gives two han, accordingly.)
Ikkitsuukan (一気通貫)
Also called: ittsuu (一通)
English names: Straight through, Straight
Must be concealed: no
Han: 2 / 1 if not concealed.
Three sets of same suit: 123, 456, 789.
Chantaiyao (全帯么)
Also called: Chanta (チャンタ / 全帯)
English names: Half Outside, Terminal or honor in each set, End-full
Must be concealed: no
Han: 2 / 1 if not concealed.
Every set must have at least one terminal or honour tile, and the pair must be of a terminal or honour tile. Must
contain at least one sequence (123 or 789).
Honroutou (混老頭)
English names: Dirty Terminals
Must be concealed: no
Han: 2
All tiles are terminals or honours. (Since this hand will have also Toi Toi or Chiitoitsu, remember to add 2 han
for those hands). Chiitoitsu version is called Honroochiitoi.
Toitoihō (対々和)
Also called: Toitoi (対々)
English names: Double Double, All Triplets
Must be concealed: no
Han: 2
The hand consists of all threes or fours of a kind (and of course a pair); no sequences.
Note that if this hand is closed, it will also score for Sanankou.
Three threes or fours of a kind, that are entirely drawn from the wall. (The other
sets and pair need not to be closed.)
San kantsu (三槓子)
English names: Three quads
Must be concealed: no
Han: 2
[p1][p1][m4][m5][m6]
The hand contains three fours of a kind. They can be open or closed. Some rulesets value this hand as 3 Han.
Can be combined with Toitoi, San ankou.
Three triplets consisting of the same numbers in all three suits. Some rulesets value this hand as 3 Han.
A hand composed of seven pairs. All pairs must be distinct (that is, four of kind is not considered two pairs)
This is one of the special hand that break the rule of four sets and a pair (other being Kokushimusou).
Two three of a kind of two dragons, plus a pair of the third dragon. (Remember to add 2 han for the 2 Fanpai)
Honitsu (混一色)
Also called: Honisou
English names: Dirty Flush, Half Flush
Must be concealed: no
Han: 3 / 2 if not concealed
Every mentsu must have at least one terminal, and the pair must be of terminals. No honours present. Must
contain at least one shuntsu (123 or 789).
Ryanpeikou (二盃口)
English names: Double-Double Run
Must be concealed: yes
Han: 3
The hand contains two different Iipeikou’s. Must be concealed. Cannot be combined with Chiitoitsu.
(Actually the hand value is one han, plus two han from each of the IIpeikou’s.)
Chinitsu (清一色)
Also called: Chinisou, Chinichi
English names: Full Flush
Must be concealed: no
Han: 6 / 5 if not concealed.
Yakuman Hands
Kokushi musou (国士無双)
English names: Thirteen Orphans
Literal Translation: a peerless distinguished figure
Must be concealed: no
Han: Yakuman
A hand composed of one of each of the terminals and honour tiles plus any tile that matches anything else in
the hand.
If the winning tile was for your pair (a thirteen way wait) the hans is worth double yakuman.
This is one of the special hand that break the rule of four sets and a pair (other being Chiitoitsu).
Daisangen (大三元)
English names: Big three dragons
Literal Translation: big three fundamentals
Must be concealed: no
Han: Yakuman
Shousuushii (小四喜)
English names: Little four winds
Must be concealed: no
Han: Yakuman
The hand contains three sets of winds and a pair of the remaining wind.
The hand contains four sets of winds (threes of fours of a kind). This is worth double yakuman.
The hand contains 1-1-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-9-9 of one suit, plus any other tile of the same suit.
Worth double yakuman if waiting on nine different tiles.
Ryuuiisou (緑一色)
English names: All Green
Must be concealed: no
Han: Yakuman
Hand composed entirely of green tiles. Green tiles are: green dragons and 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 of souzu.
(seven pairs)
Hand composed entirely of honour tiles.
Chinroutou (清老頭)
English names: All terminals
Must be concealed: no
Han: Yakuman
Yakuman situations
Tenhou (天和)
English names: Blessing of Heaven, Heavenly Hand
Must be concealed: n/a
Han: Yakuman
If the 14 tiles that the dealer draws compose a complete hand, it automatically becomes a yakuman regardless
of its contents.
Chiihou (地和)
English names: Blessing of Earth, Earthly hand
Must be concealed: n/a
Han: Yakuman
If a non-dealer is dealt 13 tiles that are one tile away from a completed hand, and then draws the fourteenth tile
from the wall to complete it on the first draw, it automatically becomes a yakuman hand, regardless of its
contents.
Renhou (人和)
English names: Blessing of Man, Hand of man
Must be concealed: n/a
Han: Yakuman
Winning on a discard in the very first un-interrupted go-around.
Concealed kongs are also considered to interrupt the go-around.
As usual the hand must have at least one yaku.
Not considered a yakuman in some rulesets.