連荘

連荘

See also: 連莊 and 连庄

Japanese

Kanji in this term
連	荘
レン Grade: 4	チャン Grade: S
Irregular

Etymology

From Mandarin 連莊 (liánzhuāng).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾẽ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕã̠ɴ]

Noun

連(レン)荘(チャン) • (renchan)  (kyūjitai 連莊)

1. (mahjong) the retainment of the east or 親 (oya, “dealer”) position after a win
2. (by extension) events that are repeated or in a series

Derived terms

• 八(パー)連(レン)荘(チャン) (pārenchan)

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN