立直

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
立	直
りー Grade: 1	ち Grade: 2
Irregular

Pronunciation

(Irregular reading)
- (Tokyo) リーチ [ríꜜìchì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA^(key): [ɾʲiːt͡ɕi]

Noun

立直 (katakana リーチ, rōmaji rīchi)

(mahjong) riichi: "ready" hand, waiting for one more tile to win.
(mahjong) a call for such a hand

Derived terms

オープン立 (リー)直 (チ) (ōpun rīchi, “open riichi”, local rule)
ダブル立 (リー)直 (チ) (daburu rīchi, “double riichi”)

See also

一 (いっ)発 (ぱつ) (ippatsu, “one shot”)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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