Kanji

牌

牌

label, signboard, medal, mahjong tiles

Kanji

Grade

Secondary School

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

片部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ハイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ぱい, ふだ

Example sentences

牌 パイ
彼 は 慎重 に 牌 を 並べて 、 役 を 確認 した 。

He carefully arranged the tiles and checked his hand.

ポン ポン
彼 は 対面 が 捨てた 牌 を ポンした 。

He called 'Pon' on the tile discarded by the player opposite him.

安全牌 あんぜんパイ
彼 は 安全牌 を 切った 。

He played a safe tile.

捨て牌 すてはい
麻雀 で 相手 の 捨て牌 を 注意深く 観察 する

In mahjong, I carefully observe my opponent's discarded tiles.

Example Vocabulary

牌

パイ

tile (Mahjong)

位牌

いはい

牌

パイ

tile (Mahjong)

安牌

あんパイ

麻雀牌

マージャンパイ

手牌

てはい

安全牌

あんぜんパイ

safe tile (in mahjong); safe bet; safe choice

捨て牌

すてはい

discarded tile (in mahjong)

配牌

はいパイ

牌譜

はいふ

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