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字一色

字一色

Chinese

 
letter; symbol; character; word
 
one; 1; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
color; dice; look; appearance
simp. and trad.
(字一色)

Noun

字一色

  1. (mahjong) all honours

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: 1 Grade: 1 Grade: 2
Irregular

Etymology

Borrowing from Mandarin 字一色 (zìyīsè).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
  • (Tokyo) ーイーソー [tsùúíꜜìsòò] (Nakadaka - [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɯᵝːiːso̞ː]

Noun

字一色 (katakana ツーイーソー, romaji tsūīsō)

  1. (mahjong) all honours

References

  1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9