Mahjong yaku list

Every yaku from 1 han to yakuman. Han values are listed separately for closed hands and hands with calls. The numbers come from the same code the game itself uses, so they always match what you see when you win.

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The five to learn first

These five will carry almost any hand to a win. Look the rest up when they come along.

Riichi（リーチ）— Declare with a closed, ready hand and pay a 1,000-point stick — the most common yaku in the game.
All simples（タンヤオ）— A hand with no terminals and no honours — the easiest yaku to build, open or closed.
White dragon（ハク）— Three white dragons, worth 1 han — and you may call for them.
Pinfu（ピンフ）— Four runs, a valueless pair and a two-sided wait — the hand that scores no extra fu.
Half flush（ホンイツ）— One suit plus honours — 3 han closed, 2 when open.

1 han

1 han
Yaku	Reading	Closed	Open	How often	In a line
Riichi	リーチ	1 han	Closed only	Common	Declare with a closed, ready hand and pay a 1,000-point stick — the most common yaku in the game.
Ippatsu	イッパツ	1 han	Closed only	Occasional	A bonus han for winning within one go-around of declaring riichi.
Menzen tsumo	メンゼンチンツモホー	1 han	Closed only	Common	One han for completing a closed hand with a tile you drew yourself.
Pinfu	ピンフ	1 han	Closed only	Common	Four runs, a valueless pair and a two-sided wait — the hand that scores no extra fu.
All simples	タンヤオ	1 han	1 han	Common	A hand with no terminals and no honours — the easiest yaku to build, open or closed.
Iipeikou	イーペーコー	1 han	Closed only	Occasional	Two identical runs in the same suit, in a closed hand.
White dragon	ハク	1 han	1 han	Common	Three white dragons, worth 1 han — and you may call for them.
Green dragon	ハツ	1 han	1 han	Common	Three green dragons, worth 1 han.
Red dragon	チュン	1 han	1 han	Common	Three red dragons, worth 1 han.
Seat wind	ジカゼ	1 han	1 han	Common	Three of your own seat wind, worth 1 han.
Round wind	バカゼ	1 han	1 han	Common	Three of the current round's wind, worth 1 han.
After a kan	リンシャンカイホー	1 han	1 han	Rare	One han for winning on the replacement tile you draw after a kan.
Robbing a kan	チャンカン	1 han	1 han	Rare	One han for winning on the tile someone adds to a called triplet.
Last tile from the wall	ハイテイラオユエ	1 han	1 han	Rare	One han for winning on the very last tile drawn from the wall.
Last discard	ホウテイラオユイ	1 han	1 han	Rare	One han for winning on the last discard of the hand.

2 han

2 han
Yaku	Reading	Closed	Open	How often	In a line
Double riichi	ダブルリーチ	2 han	Closed only	Rare	Riichi declared on your very first discard, worth 2 han.
Seven pairs	チートイツ	2 han	Closed only	Occasional	Seven different pairs — a special closed-only shape worth 2 han at a fixed 25 fu.
Outside hand	チャンタ	2 han	1 han	Occasional	Every set and the pair contains a terminal or an honour — 2 han closed, 1 when open.
Pure straight	イッツー	2 han	1 han	Occasional	1-2-3, 4-5-6 and 7-8-9 all in one suit — 2 han closed, 1 when open.
Three colour straight	サンショクドウジュン	2 han	1 han	Occasional	The same run in all three suits — 2 han closed, 1 when open.
All triplets	トイトイ	2 han	2 han	Occasional	All four sets are triplets — 2 han, open or closed.
Three concealed triplets	サンアンコー	2 han	2 han	Rare	Three triplets completed without calling — 2 han.
Three colour triplets	サンショクドウコー	2 han	2 han	Rare	The same number as a triplet in all three suits — 2 han, open or closed.
Three kans	サンカンツ	2 han	2 han	Rare	Three kans in one hand — 2 han.
All terminals and honours	ホンロウトウ	2 han	2 han	Rare	Only terminals and honours — 2 han, always alongside all triplets or seven pairs.
Little three dragons	ショウサンゲン	2 han	2 han	Rare	Two dragon triplets plus the third as the pair — 2 han, and 4 in practice with the dragons.

3 han

3 han
Yaku	Reading	Closed	Open	How often	In a line
Terminals in all sets	ジュンチャン	3 han	2 han	Rare	Every set and the pair holds a terminal, with no honours — 3 han closed, 2 when open.
Ryanpeikou	リャンペーコー	3 han	Closed only	Rare	Two pairs of identical runs — a closed-only 3 han.
Half flush	ホンイツ	3 han	2 han	Occasional	One suit plus honours — 3 han closed, 2 when open.

6 han

6 han
Yaku	Reading	Closed	Open	How often	In a line
Full flush	チンイツ	6 han	5 han	Rare	A single suit and nothing else — 6 han closed, 5 when open.

Yakuman

Yakuman
Yaku	Reading	Value	Calls	How often	In a line
Blessing of heaven	テンホー	Yakuman	Closed only	Rare	The dealer's starting hand is already a winning hand — a yakuman.
Blessing of earth	チーホー	Yakuman	Closed only	Rare	A non-dealer wins on their very first draw — a yakuman.
Thirteen orphans	コクシムソウ	Yakuman	Closed only	Rare	One of each of the 13 terminals and honours, with one of them doubled — a yakuman.
Thirteen orphans, 13-tile wait	コクシムソウジュウサンメン	Double yakuman	Closed only	Rare	All 13 tiles held singly, waiting on any of them — a double yakuman.
Four concealed triplets	スーアンコー	Yakuman	Closed only	Rare	Four triplets completed without calling — a yakuman.
Four concealed triplets, single wait	スーアンコータンキ	Double yakuman	Closed only	Rare	Four concealed triplets with a single wait on the pair — a double yakuman.
Big three dragons	ダイサンゲン	Yakuman	Open is fine	Rare	Triplets of all three dragons — a yakuman.
Little four winds	ショウスーシー	Yakuman	Open is fine	Rare	Three wind triplets plus the fourth wind as the pair — a yakuman.
Big four winds	ダイスーシー	Double yakuman	Open is fine	Rare	Triplets of all four winds — a double yakuman on this site.
All honours	ツーイーソー	Yakuman	Open is fine	Rare	A hand made entirely of honour tiles — a yakuman.
All terminals	チンロウトウ	Yakuman	Open is fine	Rare	A hand made entirely of 1s and 9s — a yakuman.
All green	リューイーソー	Yakuman	Open is fine	Rare	Only green tiles — the 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 of bamboo plus the green dragon.
Four kans	スーカンツ	Yakuman	Open is fine	Rare	Four kans made by one player — a yakuman.
Nine gates	チューレンポウトウ	Yakuman	Closed only	Rare	The 1112345678999 shape in one suit, plus one more tile of that suit — a yakuman.
True nine gates	ジュンセイチューレンポウトウ	Double yakuman	Closed only	Rare	Waiting on all nine tiles with the pure 1112345678999 shape — a double yakuman.

Dora is not a yaku

Dora, red fives, ura dora and North dora add han but are not yaku. A hand of nothing but dora cannot win, so you always need one real yaku.

Dora
Red five
Ura dora
North dora

How many are there?

This site judges 45 yaku, not counting dora.

Each yaku has its own page with the conditions, an example hand and a board to try it on.

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