リーチを掛かける

expression, ichidan verb

declare rīchi; wager a rīchi bet

In mahjong, to declare that you are one tile away from a winning hand, placing a 1000-point bet on the table.

• テンパイしたので、リーチを掛かけた。

  I was tenpai, so I declared rīchi.

• リーチを掛かけるときは、千せん点てん棒ぼうを場ばに出だす。

  When you declare rīchi, you place a 1000-point stick on the table.