13 orphans mahjong
Closed yakuman. One of each terminal and honor, plus a pair. Mahjong Soul scores the 13-sided wait as a double yakuman.
Yaku役
Riichi yaku list
Han when the hand is closed, han when it is open, and the English name this site uses.
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Pinfu
1 han, closed only. Four sequences, a pair that is not yakuhai, and a two-sided wait.
Yakuman
The highest limit. 32,000 on a non-dealer ron, 48,000 for the dealer, or 13 han counted up.
Riichi
1 han, closed only. Declare on a closed tenpai hand and put out a 1,000-point stick.
Tanyao
1 han, open or closed. Tiles 2 through 8 only. A call does not remove the han.
Honitsu
3 han closed, 2 han open. One suit plus honors. No honors means chinitsu instead.
Chiitoitsu
2 han, closed only. Seven different pairs. The hand is always 25 fu.
Chinitsu
6 han closed, 5 han open. One suit and no honors. An honor means honitsu instead.
Toitoi
2 han, open or closed. Four triplets or quads and a pair. A call does not remove the han.
Every yaku
Han in the closed column is the value on a closed hand. The open column is the value after a call. Closed only means a call scores nothing from that yaku. This is the Tenhou and Mahjong Soul set: open tanyao is allowed, and 13 han is kazoe yakuman. Renhou is left off, because its value changes by rule set.
1 han
- Riichi
Ready Declaration 立直
- Closed
- 1
- Open
- Closed only
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Ippatsu
One-Shot 一発
within one go-around of riichi
- Closed
- 1
- Open
- Closed only
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Menzen Tsumo
Self-Draw 門前清自摸和
self-draw with a closed hand
- Closed
- 1
- Open
- Closed only
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Pinfu
All Sequences 平和
- Closed
- 1
- Open
- Closed only
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Iipeikou
Pure Double Sequence 一盃口
- Closed
- 1
- Open
- Closed only
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Tanyao
All Simples 断么九
- Closed
- 1
- Open
- 1
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Yakuhai
Value Tiles 役牌
per set of dragons, seat or round wind
- Closed
- 1
- Open
- 1
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Haitei Raoyue
Last Tile from Wall 海底撈月
- Closed
- 1
- Open
- 1
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Houtei Raoyui
Last Discard 河底撈魚
- Closed
- 1
- Open
- 1
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Rinshan Kaihou
After a Kan 嶺上開花
- Closed
- 1
- Open
- 1
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Chankan
Robbing the Kan 槍槓
- Closed
- 1
- Open
- 1
- Glossary
- Glossary
2 han
- Daburu Riichi
Double Riichi ダブル立直
riichi on your first discard
- Closed
- 2
- Open
- Closed only
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Closed
- 2
- Open
- Closed only
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Sanshoku Doujun
Three Colored Runs 三色同順
- Closed
- 2
- Open
- 1
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Ittsu
Pure Straight 一気通貫
- Closed
- 2
- Open
- 1
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Chanta
Mixed Outside Hand 混全帯么九
- Closed
- 2
- Open
- 1
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Toitoihou
All Triplets 対々和
- Closed
- 2
- Open
- 2
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Sanankou
Three Concealed Triplets 三暗刻
- Closed
- 2
- Open
- 2
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Sanshoku Doukou
Three Color Triplets 三色同刻
- Closed
- 2
- Open
- 2
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Sankantsu
Three Kans 三槓子
- Closed
- 2
- Open
- 2
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Honroutou
All Terminals and Honors 混老頭
- Closed
- 2
- Open
- 2
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Shousangen
Little Three Dragons 小三元
plus the two dragon yakuhai
- Closed
- 2
- Open
- 2
- Glossary
- Glossary
3 han
6 han
Mangan at a draw
- Nagashi Mangan
Mangan at Draw 流し満貫
paid as a mangan tsumo at an exhaustive draw
- Closed
- Mangan
- Open
- Mangan
- Glossary
- Glossary
Yakuman
- Kokushi Musou
Thirteen Orphans 国士無双
- Closed
- Yakuman
- Open
- Closed only
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Suuankou
Four Concealed Triplets 四暗刻
- Closed
- Yakuman
- Open
- Closed only
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Daisangen
Big Three Dragons 大三元
- Closed
- Yakuman
- Open
- Yakuman
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Shousuushii
Little Four Winds 小四喜
- Closed
- Yakuman
- Open
- Yakuman
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Daisuushii
Big Four Winds 大四喜
double yakuman in some rules
- Closed
- Yakuman
- Open
- Yakuman
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Tsuuiisou
All Honors 字一色
- Closed
- Yakuman
- Open
- Yakuman
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Chinroutou
All Terminals 清老頭
- Closed
- Yakuman
- Open
- Yakuman
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Ryuuiisou
All Green 緑一色
- Closed
- Yakuman
- Open
- Yakuman
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Chuuren Poutou
Nine Gates 九蓮宝燈
- Closed
- Yakuman
- Open
- Closed only
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Suukantsu
Four Kans 四槓子
- Closed
- Yakuman
- Open
- Yakuman
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Tenhou
Heavenly Hand 天和
dealer wins on the deal
- Closed
- Yakuman
- Open
- Closed only
- Glossary
- Glossary
- Chiihou
Earthly Hand 地和
non-dealer tsumo on the first draw
- Closed
- Yakuman
- Open
- Closed only
- Glossary
- Glossary
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