索子そーず

noun

bamboo tiles

Mahjong term for the suit of tiles numbered 1–9, depicted with bamboo sticks. Often contrasted with 万子 (manzu, characters) and 筒子 (pinzu, circles).

from Chinese suǒ zi

See also: ワンズ

• 索子そーずの一いー索そーは鳥とりの絵え柄がらで、他ほかの索子そーずとはデザインが違ちがう。

  The 1-bamboo tile has a bird design, unlike the other bamboo tiles.

• 彼かれは索子そーずの清ちん一色いーそーを狙ねらって、索子そーずだけを集あつめている。

  He's aiming for a flush of bamboo tiles, collecting only bamboo tiles.