Mangan

Quick meaning: Mangan is a noun meaning (Japanese mahjong) A win achieving five han, or three/four han with the required number of fu; worth 12,000 points if the winning player is on the East (dealer) side or 8,000 points otherwise.

Meaning

(Japanese mahjong) A win achieving five han, or three/four han with the required number of fu; worth 12,000 points if the winning player is on the East (dealer) side or 8,000 points otherwise.

Example Sentences

In mahjong last night I had a six-han hand! I got a mangan.

Even if she gets +8000 points with a mangan, she'll be at -1.

Outside tournaments the chombo penalty is a reverse mangan payment: 4,000 to East, 2,000 to other players.

By the time they'd reached the twelfth round, Kobayashi had won the first hand by drawing his winning tile. "Tsumo! Riizumo, pinfu, dora 2—Mangan. 2000, 4000!" Incredibly, Kobayashi had won a full 8000 points on his first hand.

Word Forms

• mangans

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mangal, mangold.

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