ワンズ

also: マンズ · ワンツ

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Meanings

noun

character tiles; man tiles

usually written using kana alonemahjong

In mahjong, the suit of tiles numbered 1 to 9, marked with the character 万 (ten thousand). Often called 'manzu' or 'wanzu' in English mahjong terminology.

from Chinese wàn zi

ワンズの一いちから九きゅうまでを集あつめると役やくになる。
Collecting the character tiles from 1 to 9 forms a yaku.
彼かれはワンズの待まちでリーチをかけた。
He declared riichi with a wait on a character tile.

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Kanji

万ten thousand, 10,000
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
萬ten thousand, 10,000

Related words

ピンズ
The circle suit (筒子) in mahjong, as opposed to the character suit (万子).
ソウズ
The bamboo suit (索子) in mahjong, as opposed to the character suit (万子).

Written forms

ワンズUsage100%
Katakana spelling is standard for this mahjong term; usually written in kana.
マンズ
Alternate reading and spelling; less common than ワンズ.
ワンツ
Rare alternate reading; may be encountered in some mahjong contexts.
万子
- ワンズ
  Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice. 万 is the character for 'ten thousand' and 子 means 'child' or 'tile'.
- マンズ
- ワンツ
萬子
- ワンズ
  Traditional kanji spelling using 萬 instead of 万; very rare.
- マンズ
- ワンツ

Etymology

From Chinese 万子 (wàn zi), literally 'ten thousand child/tile', referring to the character suit in mahjong. The reading ワンズ reflects the Chinese-derived pronunciation, while マンズ is a Japanese approximation.