麻雀(まーじゃん)牌(ぱい)

まーじゃんぱい
noun
mahjong tile
1. mahjong tile
One of the small engraved tiles used to play mahjong; a standard set has 136 tiles.
麻雀(まーじゃん)牌(ぱい)を並(なら)べる。
to line up the mahjong tiles.
麻雀(まーじゃん)牌(ぱい)を混(ま)ぜる音(おと)が聞(き)こえる。
I can hear the sound of mahjong tiles being shuffled.
この麻雀(まーじゃん)牌(ぱい)は象牙(ぞうげ)でできた高級品(こうきゅうひん)だ。
These are a high-end set of mahjong tiles made of ivory.

Composed of 麻雀(まーじゃん) (mahjong) + 牌(ぱい) (tile, playing piece).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 麻雀(まーじゃん)牌(ぱい)を混(ま)ぜる: to shuffle mahjong tiles
  • 麻雀(まーじゃん)牌(ぱい)を積(つ)む: to stack tiles into walls
  • 麻雀(まーじゃん)牌(ぱい)を捨(す)てる: to discard a tile
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