Word Meaning 麻雀
麻雀 is read as まーじゃん (maajan) and means mahjong.
Meaning
English
- mahjong
- 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 StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
10麻雀が大好きです。
I like mahjong.
麻雀が好きなんですよ。
I like mahjong.
麻雀のやり方を知ってる?
Do you know how to play mahjong?
麻雀の打ち方って、わかる?
Do you know how to play mahjong?
初めて麻雀にトライします。
I'm trying mah-jong for the first time.
彼は麻雀が上手だそうです。
I hear he is good at mahjong.
トムとメアリーは麻雀してるよ。
Tom and Mary are playing mahjong.
僕の願いはとっても強い麻雀打ちになることです。
My dream is to become a very strong mahjong player.
僕は日本に行って麻雀で日本人に勝ちたいと思っている。
I hope to go to Japan and beat the Japanese in mahjong.
「昨夜、遅くまでごそごそしてたわね。何時に寝たの?」「五時。だって、前の日に麻雀しててさぁ、寝たのが明け方で起きたの夕方の5時過ぎだったんだよ。寝れなくて」「なるほどね、朝日と共に寝て、夕日と共に起きるってことね。大学生ならではだよね」
"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."
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