Etymology

shanten

S1H4A1N1T1E1N1

Today it means: The minimum number of tiles a player must draw to form a winning hand. Full definition →

Japanese 向聴
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from向聴
  2. English todayshanten

Borrowed from Japanese 向聴 (shanten).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.