tiles riichi

Kazehai

風牌

(かぜはい)

Definition

Wind tiles - the four honor tiles representing East, South, West, and North. Each worth yakuhai if matching your seat wind or the round wind.

字牌

The seven non-suited tiles: four winds (East, South, West, North) and three dragons (white, green, red). Cannot form sequences, only triplets/pairs.

役牌

Value tiles - dragons and your seat/round wind. A triplet of yakuhai is worth 1 han. The easiest yaku to score.