scoring riichi
Kazoe Yakuman
数え役満
(かぞえやくまん)
Definition
Counted yakuman - when a hand's han count reaches 13+ through combination of regular yaku and dora. Scored as yakuman in most rule sets.
Related Terms
Yakuman
役満
Limit hand - the maximum scoring hands worth 13+ han. Pays 32,000 (non-dealer) or 48,000 (dealer) for single yakuman. Examples: kokushi, suuankou, daisangen.
Han
翻
Doubles or multipliers that determine your hand's value. Each yaku is worth a certain number of han. Combined with fu to calculate the final score.
Dora
ドラ
Bonus tiles that add one han each to your hand's value. The dora indicator is revealed at the start of each hand, and the tile one rank higher is dora. Red fives are also dora in most rule sets.