Word Meaning 門清

めんちん menchin

門清 is read as めんちん (menchin) and means having only tiles of one suit and not having called any tiles (meld).

Meaning

English

having only tiles of one suit and not having called any tiles (meld)
having only tiles of one suit and a concealed hand

Reading

Kana

めんちん

Romaji

menchin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 89297 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

門前清

めんぜんちん

one's hand being completely concealed

門前清自摸和

めんぜんちんつもほー

winning off a self-drawn tile while completely concealed (meld)

門

もん

branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master

門

と

door (esp. Japanese-style)

門出

かどで

starting a new life

門前町

もんぜんまち

town originally built around a temple or shrine

門下生

もんかせい

pupil

門外漢

もんがいかん

outsider

門前

もんぜん

before the gate

門戸

もんこ

door

門下

もんか

one's pupil

門前払い

もんぜんばらい

turning another away at the gate or front door