three times mangan; win worth 24,000 points (36,000 if dealer)
A mahjong scoring term for a hand worth three times the mangan limit. The point value depends on whether the winner is the dealer.
He won with a three times mangan hand and suddenly took the lead.
役満 is the highest scoring hand in mahjong, worth 32,000 points (48,000 for dealer), exceeding even 三倍満.
Standard kanji spelling for this mahjong term.
Katakana spelling, sometimes used for emphasis or in mahjong contexts.
Compound of 三倍 (three times) and 満 (from 満貫, mangan, a mahjong scoring unit).