Kanji 降 descend, precipitate, fall Related words ベタ 降お り A more emphatic term for completely giving up on winning and playing only safe tiles, often used in mahjong.
回まわ し 打う ち A semi-defensive strategy where a player tries to avoid dealing dangerous tiles while still aiming for a win, unlike 降り which fully abandons winning.
Word family go down; descend; come down · get off; alight; disembark · step down; resign; withdraw · be granted; be issued; be given · form; settle; fall · be passed; be expelled
getting on and off; boarding and alighting
top of stairs; end of moving walkway · exit door (bus, etc.); steps down (from vehicle)
alighting point; drop-off point; disembarkation area
step down; descend and stand · alight; get off
Etymology From the verb 降りる (おりる , 'to step down, to give up'), nominalized. In mahjong, it refers to 'stepping down' from the attempt to win a hand.
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