四暗刻

四暗刻

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
四	暗	刻
すー Grade: 1	あん Grade: 3	こー Grade: 6
Irregular

Borrowed from Mandarin 四暗刻 (sì'ànkè) (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?).

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
  • (Tokyo) スーア​ンコー [sùúáꜜǹkòò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [sɨᵝːã̠ŋko̞ː]

Noun

四暗刻 (katakana スーアンコー, katakana スウアンコウ, katakana スーアンコウ, rōmaji sūankō)
(alternative reading katakana スーアンコ, romaji sūanko)

1. (mahjong) four concealed triplets (or a combination of both concealed triplets and quads), worth 役満 (yakuman, “limit”).

Derived terms

• 四 (スー)暗 (アン)刻 (コー)単 (たん)騎 (き) (sūankō-tanki), 四 (スー)暗 (アン)刻 (コー)単 (たん)騎 (き)待 (ま)ち (sūankō-tanki-machi), スッタン (suttan, “pair-wait sūankō”)

Usage notes

• If the hand is four concealed quads, then it is called 四 (スー)槓 (カン)子 (ツ) (sūkantsu).

See also

• 暗 (アン)刻 (コー) (ankō, “concealed triplet”)
• 二 (リャン)暗 (アン)刻 (コー) (ryan'ankō, “two concealed triplets”, local rule)
• 三 (サン)暗 (アン)刻 (コー) (san'ankō, “three concealed triplets”)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN