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
Alternative spellings
連莊 (kyūjitai)
連チャン

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɾẽ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕã̠ɴ]

Noun

連(レン)荘(チャン) • (renchan) 

  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
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