counter for games of mahjong
Used as a suffix attached to numbers to count rounds or games of mahjong, e.g., 一荘 (one game). Domain-specific mahjong term.
from Chinese zhuāng
We played two games of mahjong tonight.
One game of mahjong takes about an hour and a half.
one full game of mahjong
half-game (east and south rounds)
round wind tile
A mahjong counter borrowed from Chinese 莊 or 庄, referring to a round or deal; it is written 荘 in Japanese.