There are certain combinations of hands called “Yaku,” which, if held by a player, either among his tricks or in his hand, entitle him to certain payments from the other players.
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Yaku
//ˈjɑː.kuː//
Synonyms for "yaku" (2 found)
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Translations
8 translations across 6 languages.
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 役 noun (Translations)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 役 noun (Translations)
Japanese
1 entries- 役 noun (Translations)
Korean
3 entries- 약 noun (Translations)
- 역 noun (Translations)
- 족보 noun (Translations)
Palauan
1 entries- (hanafuda) yak noun (Translations)
Polish
1 entries- yaku noun (Translations)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
It's a lot of fun for me as I'm just getting to know all the combinations (of three cards each) for yaku, which means the other fellow must subtract 50 from his score.
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Yakus determine whether you can make a mahjong.
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I'm still learning all the yaku though!
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