槓かん

カ

ン

槓する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

forming a kong; declaring a kong

In mahjong, the action of forming a set of four identical tiles and declaring it, which earns a bonus draw. Used as both a noun and a suru-verb.

from Chinese gàng

槓子かんつ
槓子 is the resulting four-of-a-kind set itself, while 槓 refers to the act of forming or declaring it.
碰ぽん
碰 (pon) is claiming a discarded tile to form a three-of-a-kind, whereas 槓 (kan) forms a four-of-a-kind.
吃ちー
吃 (chii) is claiming a discarded tile to form a sequence, while 槓 (kan) is for four-of-a-kind.

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四槓子すーかんつ
four kongs hand
大明槓だいみんかん
turning a concealed pung into an open kong by calling another player's discard
小明槓しょうみんかん
forming a four-of-a-kind by adding a self-drawn tile to an open three-of-a-kind
槓かんドラ
dora tile revealed after a kong

槓かん
Standard kanji for the mahjong term; derived from Chinese 槓 (gàng).
カンUsage100%
Katakana spelling is common in mahjong contexts, especially in instructional materials or casual writing.

Borrowed from Chinese 槓 (gàng), a mahjong term for forming a four-of-a-kind. The reading カン reflects the Chinese pronunciation.