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

general

Added 2026.6.19 0:20 · Revised 2026.10.8 4:24

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