also: たけパイ
bamboo tile; bamboo mahjong tile
A mahjong tile made of bamboo, or a tile from the bamboo suit. Used in mahjong terminology.
A bamboo tile is a type of mahjong tile made from bamboo.
This set contains eight bamboo tiles.
Standard kanji spelling for a bamboo mahjong tile.
Katakana spelling sometimes used in mahjong contexts, reflecting the Chinese-derived reading パイ for 牌.
Compound of 竹 (bamboo) and 牌 (tile, signboard). The reading はい for 牌 is the kan'on reading, while パイ reflects a later Chinese-derived pronunciation common in mahjong terminology.