tenpai

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noun

The game state in which a player's hand requires only one tile to be completed.

OriginJapanese 聴牌 →
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Meanings

nountenpai (uncountable)
  1. Japaneseuncountableboard gamesThe game state in which a player's hand requires only one tile to be completed.

Origin

  1. Japanese聴牌
  2. Englishtenpai

Borrowed from Japanese 聴牌 (tenpai).

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Anagrams

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APA

tenpai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenpai

MLA

“tenpai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenpai. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tenpai,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenpai.

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