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Japanese
Etymology
From Mandarin 立直 (lìzhí).[1][2][3]
Compare English reach.
Pronunciation
Noun
立直 • (rīchi)
- (mahjong) a 役 (yaku, “hand”) won by declaring the hand to be 聴牌 (tenpai, “ready”), waiting for one more tile to win; can potentially also score 一発 (ippatsu) and 裏ドラ (uradora)
- (mahjong) a call for such a ready hand
- (by extension) being one point or move away from victory
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References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN