also: ソウ
counter for bamboo tiles (mahjong)
Used in mahjong to count the number of bamboo suit tiles (索子).
I discard the three of bamboo.
I have five bamboo tiles in my hand.
Standard kanji spelling for the mahjong counter; reading ソー is the most common.
Alternate reading used in some mahjong contexts.
From Chinese mahjong terminology; 索 originally means 'cord' or 'search', but here it refers to the bamboo suit.