"riichi" meaning in All languages combined

See riichi on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɹiːt͡ʃi/, /ɹiːt͡ʃ/ [sometimes] Forms: riichis [plural], reach [alternative]
Rhymes: -iːtʃi Etymology: From Japanese 立直 (rīchi), from Chinese 立直 (lìzhí). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|立直|tr=rīchi}} Japanese 立直 (rīchi), {{der|en|zh|立直|tr=lìzhí}} Chinese 立直 (lìzhí) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} riichi (countable and uncountable, plural riichis)
  1. (mahjong) A scoring condition and 1000-point bet made by declaring the hand to be ready, waiting for one more tile to win. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mahjong Translations (scoring condition): 立直 (lìzhí) (Chinese Mandarin), リーチ (rīchi) (Japanese), 立直 (rīchi) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-riichi-en-noun-Dmss6DZh Topics: board-games, games, mahjong Disambiguation of 'scoring condition': 83 11 6
  2. (mahjong) A call for such a bet. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mahjong Translations (call): 立直 (lìzhí) (Chinese Mandarin), リーチ (rīchi) (Japanese), 立直 (rīchi) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-riichi-en-noun-ruJGeoBr Topics: board-games, games, mahjong Disambiguation of 'call': 0 100 0
  3. (mahjong, informal, often capitalized) Clipping of riichi mahjong. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, capitalized, clipping, countable, informal, often, uncountable Alternative form of: riichi mahjong Categories (topical): Mahjong Synonyms: Japanese mahjong
    Sense id: en-riichi-en-noun-AcgDMnPm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Chinese translations, Terms with Japanese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 18 57 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 12 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 30 17 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 17 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Chinese translations: 18 15 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 18 15 67 Topics: board-games, games, mahjong

Romanization [Japanese]

Head templates: {{head|ja|romanization|head=|sc=Latn}} riichi
  1. Rōmaji transcription of りいち Tags: Rōmaji, alt-of, romanization Alternative form of: りいち

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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