やく
はい

noun

Messages.mahj.
  1. value honor, round wind, seat wind, and dragon tiles.
  2. winning hand containing one kong (or pung) of a value honor.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
やく
はい
役牌 やくはい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

duty, war, campaign
ヤク エキ ちゃく (3rd, N3)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ また ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
label, signboard, medal
ハイ ぱい ふだ (Kentei Pre-1)
one-sided, leaf, sheet
かた- ヘン (6th, N2)
lowly, base, vile
ヒ いや.しい (8th, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)