Yaku Reference
All 43 standard riichi mahjong yaku with visual tile examples, han values, and strategy tips. Click any yaku for the full breakdown.
1 1 Han (15 yaku)
Riichi
立直
Declare riichi when your closed hand is one tile away from winning, wagering 1000 points for a chance at bonus rewards.
Ippatsu
一発
Win within one turn cycle after declaring riichi, before any player makes an open call.
Menzen Tsumo
門前清自摸和
Win by self-drawing your winning tile while your hand is completely closed.
Tanyao
断幺九
Build your entire hand using only simple tiles numbered 2 through 8, with no terminals or honor tiles.
Pinfu
平和
A closed hand made entirely of sequences with a valueless pair and a two-sided wait, earning no minipoints from the hand structure.
Iipeikou
一盃口
Your closed hand contains two completely identical sequences in the same suit.
Yakuhai: Haku
役牌 白
Complete a triplet (or quad) of white dragon tiles to score this straightforward 1-han yaku.
Yakuhai: Hatsu
役牌 發
Complete a triplet (or quad) of green dragon tiles to score this reliable 1-han yaku.
Yakuhai: Chun
役牌 中
Complete a triplet (or quad) of red dragon tiles to score this dependable 1-han yaku.
Yakuhai: Seat Wind
自風牌
Complete a triplet (or quad) of the wind tile matching your current seat position.
Yakuhai: Round Wind
場風牌
Complete a triplet (or quad) of the wind tile matching the current round wind.
Haitei
海底摸月
Win by self-drawing the very last tile from the wall before the hand ends in a draw.
Houtei
河底撈魚
Win by claiming the very last discard of the hand before the game ends in a draw.
Rinshan Kaihou
嶺上開花
Win on the replacement tile drawn from the dead wall after declaring a kan.
Chankan
搶槓
Win by claiming the tile another player uses to upgrade an open triplet into a kan.
2 2 Han (11 yaku)
Daburu Riichi
両立直
Declare riichi on your very first turn before any player has made an open call, earning double the usual riichi bonus.
Sanshoku Doujun
三色同順
Complete the same numerical sequence in all three suits.
Ittsu
一気通貫
Complete a full straight of 1 through 9 in a single suit using three sequential melds.
Chanta
混全帯幺九
Every meld and the pair must contain at least one terminal (1 or 9) or honor tile.
Chiitoitsu
七対子
The hand consists of seven different pairs.
San Ankou
三暗刻
The hand contains three concealed triplets (formed without calling pon).
Toitoi
対々和
The entire hand is composed of triplets (or quads) with no sequences.
Honroutou
混老頭
The entire hand consists of only terminal tiles (1s and 9s) and honor tiles.
Shousangen
小三元
The hand contains two dragon triplets and a pair of the third dragon.
San Kantsu
三槓子
The hand contains three declared kans (quads).
Sanshoku Doukou
三色同刻
The hand contains the same numbered triplet in all three suits.
3 3 Han (3 yaku)
Honitsu
混一色
The hand contains tiles from only one suit plus honor tiles.
Junchan
純全帯幺九
Every meld and the pair must contain a terminal tile (1 or 9), with no honor tiles in the hand.
Ryanpeikou
二盃口
The hand contains two separate sets of identical sequences (two iipeiko patterns).
6 6 Han (1 yaku)
Mangan Mangan (1 yaku)
役 Yakuman (12 yaku)
Kokushi Musou
国士無双
Collect one of each terminal and honor tile -- all thirteen unique orphans -- plus one duplicate to complete the pair.
Suu Ankou
四暗刻
Complete a hand with four concealed triplets (or quads) that were all formed without calling from other players.
Daisangen
大三元
Collect triplets of all three dragon tiles -- haku, hatsu, and chun -- in a single hand.
Shousuushii
小四喜
Collect triplets of three different wind tiles and use the fourth wind as your pair.
Daisuushii
大四喜
Collect triplets of all four wind tiles -- East, South, West, and North -- in a single hand.
Tsuuiisou
字一色
Build your entire hand using only honor tiles -- winds and dragons -- with no suited number tiles at all.
Chinroutou
清老頭
Build your entire hand using only terminal tiles (1s and 9s) with no honor tiles or middle tiles.
Ryuuiisou
緑一色
Build your entire hand using only the green tiles: 2s, 3s, 4s, 6s, 8s in bamboo and the green dragon (hatsu).
Chuuren Poutou
九蓮宝燈
Form the pattern 1-1-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-9-9 in one suit plus any extra tile of that same suit.
Suu Kantsu
四槓子
Declare four kans in a single hand -- the rarest yakuman achievable through play.
Tenhou
天和
As the dealer, win instantly with a complete hand on your initial 14-tile deal before any draws or discards.
Chiihou
地和
As a non-dealer, win on your very first self-draw before any calls have been made by any player.
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