Yakuman and specials

Question 1

This is a special class of yakuman, where a hand is composed of 13+ han based on the combination of above regular yaku and/or dora.

Answer 1

Kazoe yakuman

「数え役満」

    Counted yakuman

May be open

Question 2

This hand has one of each of the 13 different terminal and honor tiles plus one extra terminal or honour tile. Some rules may allow double yakuman for a 13-wait set.

Answer 2

Kokushi musou

「国士無双 or 国士無双１３面待ち」

    Thirteen orphans

Closed only

Question 3

This hand is composed of four groups of closed triplets. When this hand has a shanpon pattern and the win is via ron, then it would not be counted as such; only as the lesser toitoi with sanankou.

Answer 3

Suuankou

「四暗刻 or 四暗刻単騎」

    Four closed triplets

Closed only

Question 4

This hand possesses three groups (triplets or quads) of all the dragons.

Answer 4

Daisangen

「大三元」

    Big three dragons

May be open

Question 5

This hand has three groups (triplets or quads) of the wind tiles plus a pair of the fourth kind.

Answer 5

Shousuushii

「小四喜」

    Small winds

May be open

Question 6

This hand has four groups (triplets or quads) of all four wind tiles.

Answer 6

Daisuushii

「大四喜」

    Big winds

May be open

Question 7

Every group of tiles are composed of honor tiles.

Answer 7

Tsuuiisou

「字一色」

    All honors

May be open

Question 8

Every group of tiles are composed of terminal tiles.

Answer 8

Chinroutou

「清老頭」

    All terminals

May be open

Question 9

A hand composed entirely of green tiles: 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 Sou and/or Hatsu.

Answer 9

Ryuuiisou

「緑一色」

    All green

May be open

Question 10

A hand consisting of the tiles 1112345678999 in the same suit plus any one extra tile of the same suit.

Answer 10

Chuuren poutou

「九連宝燈 or 純正九蓮宝燈」

    Nine gates

Closed only

Question 11

Any hand with four calls of kan.

Answer 11

Suukantsu

「四槓子」

    Four kans

May be open

Question 12

The dealer hand is a winning hand even before discarding a tile.

Answer 12

Tenhou

「天和」

    Heavenly hand

Closed only

Question 13

The non-dealer hand is a winning hand with the first tile draw.

Answer 13

Chiihou

「地和」

    Earthly hand

Closed only

Question 14

All the discards are terminals and/or honors. In addition, none of these discards were called by other players.

Answer 14

Nagashi mangan

「流し満貫」

    Terminal honor discards

Closed only