left-hand opponent; player to one's left
Mahjong term for the player sitting to one's left, from whom one draws tiles. Contrasts with 下家 (しもチャ, right-hand opponent) and 対面 (トイメン, opposite player).
from Chinese shàngjiā
See also: 下家 (しもチャ) · 対面 (トイメン)
I called chii on the tile discarded by the player to my left.
Watch the discards of the player to your left carefully and develop your own hand.
Standard kanji form for the mahjong term.
Katakana spelling commonly used in mahjong contexts.
Borrowed from Chinese 上家 (shàngjiā), literally 'upper house/family', adapted into Japanese mahjong terminology.