"麻雀" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ma̠ːʑã̠ɴ] Forms: 麻雀 [canonical] (ruby: (マー), (ジャン)), mājan [romanization]
Etymology: First attested around the late Meiji period. Borrowed from Mandarin 麻將/麻将 (májiàng). The kanji form is an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 麻雀 (máquè, literally “sparrow”), the original name for the game that is retained in some southern Chinese dialects. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|cmn|麻將|sort=まあしやん|tr=májiàng}} Mandarin 麻將/麻将 (májiàng), {{obor|ja|zh|麻雀|lit=sparrow|nocap=1|sort=まあしやん|tr=máquè}} orthographic borrowing from Chinese 麻雀 (máquè, literally “sparrow”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|マージャン}} 麻(マー)雀(ジャン) • (mājan)
  1. mahjong Wikipedia link: Daijisen, Meiji period, Shogakukan, Tōkyō, ja:大辞泉, ja:松村明 Categories (topical): Games, Mahjong Derived forms: 雀士 (janshi) (ruby: (ジャン), ()), 雀荘 (jansō) (ruby: (ジャン), (そう)), 脱衣麻雀 (datsui mājan) (ruby: (だつ), (), (マー), (ジャン))

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