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Mastering Mahjong

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

beginner

Declare riichi when your closed hand is one tile away from winning, wagering 1000 points for a chance at bonus rewards.

1 han Very Common

Ippatsu

一発

beginner

Win within one turn cycle after declaring riichi, before any player makes an open call.

1 han Common

Menzen Tsumo

門前清自摸和

beginner

Win by self-drawing your winning tile while your hand is completely closed.

1 han Very Common

Tanyao

断幺九

beginner

Build your entire hand using only simple tiles numbered 2 through 8, with no terminals or honor tiles.

1/1 han Very Common

Pinfu

平和

beginner

A closed hand made entirely of sequences with a valueless pair and a two-sided wait, earning no minipoints from the hand structure.

1 han Very Common

Iipeikou

一盃口

intermediate

Your closed hand contains two completely identical sequences in the same suit.

1 han Common

Yakuhai: Haku

役牌 白

beginner

Complete a triplet (or quad) of white dragon tiles to score this straightforward 1-han yaku.

1/1 han Common

Yakuhai: Hatsu

役牌 發

beginner

Complete a triplet (or quad) of green dragon tiles to score this reliable 1-han yaku.

1/1 han Common

Yakuhai: Chun

役牌 中

beginner

Complete a triplet (or quad) of red dragon tiles to score this dependable 1-han yaku.

1/1 han Common

Yakuhai: Seat Wind

自風牌

beginner

Complete a triplet (or quad) of the wind tile matching your current seat position.

1/1 han Common

Yakuhai: Round Wind

場風牌

beginner

Complete a triplet (or quad) of the wind tile matching the current round wind.

1/1 han Common

Haitei

海底摸月

beginner

Win by self-drawing the very last tile from the wall before the hand ends in a draw.

1/1 han Rare

Houtei

河底撈魚

beginner

Win by claiming the very last discard of the hand before the game ends in a draw.

1/1 han Rare

Rinshan Kaihou

嶺上開花

intermediate

Win on the replacement tile drawn from the dead wall after declaring a kan.

1/1 han Rare

Chankan

搶槓

intermediate

Win by claiming the tile another player uses to upgrade an open triplet into a kan.

1/1 han Very Rare

2 2 Han (11 yaku)

3 3 Han (3 yaku)

6 6 Han (1 yaku)

Mangan Mangan (1 yaku)

Yakuman (12 yaku)

Kokushi Musou

国士無双

advanced

Collect one of each terminal and honor tile -- all thirteen unique orphans -- plus one duplicate to complete the pair.

Yakuman Rare

Suu Ankou

四暗刻

advanced

Complete a hand with four concealed triplets (or quads) that were all formed without calling from other players.

Yakuman Very Rare

Daisangen

大三元

advanced

Collect triplets of all three dragon tiles -- haku, hatsu, and chun -- in a single hand.

Yakuman Rare

Shousuushii

小四喜

advanced

Collect triplets of three different wind tiles and use the fourth wind as your pair.

Yakuman Very Rare

Daisuushii

大四喜

advanced

Collect triplets of all four wind tiles -- East, South, West, and North -- in a single hand.

Yakuman Very Rare

Tsuuiisou

字一色

advanced

Build your entire hand using only honor tiles -- winds and dragons -- with no suited number tiles at all.

Yakuman Very Rare

Chinroutou

清老頭

advanced

Build your entire hand using only terminal tiles (1s and 9s) with no honor tiles or middle tiles.

Yakuman Very Rare

Ryuuiisou

緑一色

advanced

Build your entire hand using only the green tiles: 2s, 3s, 4s, 6s, 8s in bamboo and the green dragon (hatsu).

Yakuman Very Rare

Chuuren Poutou

九蓮宝燈

advanced

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.

Yakuman Very Rare

Suu Kantsu

四槓子

advanced

Declare four kans in a single hand -- the rarest yakuman achievable through play.

Yakuman Very Rare

Tenhou

天和

advanced

As the dealer, win instantly with a complete hand on your initial 14-tile deal before any draws or discards.

Yakuman Very Rare

Chiihou

地和

advanced

As a non-dealer, win on your very first self-draw before any calls have been made by any player.

Yakuman Very Rare