Word Meaning 麻雀

まーじゃん maajan

麻雀 is read as まーじゃん (maajan) and means mahjong.

Meaning

English

  1. mahjong
  2. mah-jongg

Reading

Kana

まーじゃん

Romaji

maajan

Writing Variants

  • 麻将 まーじゃん maajan
  • 麻将 まあじゃん maajan
  • 麻雀 まあじゃん maajan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

麻雀打ち

まーじゃんうち

mahjong player

麻雀店

まーじゃんてん

mahjong parlour

麻雀卓

まーじゃんたく

mahjong table

麻雀屋

まーじゃんや

mahjong parlour

麻雀荘

まーじゃんそう

mahjong parlour

麻雀クラブ

まーじゃんくらぶ

mahjong parlour

麻雀牌

まーじゃんぱい

mahjong tile

脱衣麻雀

だついまーじゃん

strip mahjong

賭け麻雀

かけまーじゃん

mahjong gambling

麻痺

まひ

paralysis

麻薬

まやく

narcotic

麻布

まふ

hemp cloth

Example Sentences

10

I like mahjong.

I like mahjong.

Do you know how to play mahjong?

Do you know how to play mahjong?

I'm trying mah-jong for the first time.

I hear he is good at mahjong.

Tom and Mary are playing mahjong.

My dream is to become a very strong mahjong player.

I hope to go to Japan and beat the Japanese in mahjong.

"You were fumbling about until late last night, weren't you? What time did you go to bed?" "Five o'clock. It's because I was playing mahjong the day before. I went to sleep at dawn and got up at 5 in the evening. I couldn't sleep during the night." "I see. So going to sleep with the rising sun and waking with the setting sun. Something you'd only find a university student doing."