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三色同刻 (さんしょくどうこく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

三さん色しょく同どう刻こく

also: さんしょくどうコー

Meanings

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noun

triple pung; three color triplets

mahjong

A standard mahjong yaku: a hand containing the same number triplet (pung) in all three suits. Worth 2 han when concealed, 1 han when open.

三さん色しょく同どう刻こくは、同おなじ数すう字じの刻子こーつを萬まん子ず・筒子ぴんず・索子そーずで揃そろえる役やくです。
Triple pung is a yaku where you collect the same number triplet in manzu, pinzu, and sōzu.
この手ては三さん色しょく同どう刻こくと対々和といといほーが複ふく合ごうしている。
This hand combines triple pung and all triplets.

Written forms

三色同刻
- さんしょくどうこく
  Standard kanji spelling for this mahjong yaku.
- さんしょくどうコー
  Alternate reading using the Chinese-derived pronunciation コー for 刻; less common but recognized in mahjong contexts.
さんしょくどうコー

Kanji

三three

color

同same, agree, equal

刻engrave, cut fine, chop

Similar words

三さん色しょく同どう順じゅん
三色同順 is a mixed triple sequence (same number sequence in all three suits), while 三色同刻 is the same number triplet in all three suits.
対々和といといほー
対々和 is a hand consisting entirely of triplets and a pair; 三色同刻 is a specific triplet pattern that often combines with 対々和.

Etymology

From 三色 (three colors/suits) + 同刻 (same carving/engraving, here meaning same triplet). The term is specific to Japanese mahjong terminology.