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麻雀まーじゃん

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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noun

mahjong

The tile-based game; the standard Japanese term. Loanword from Chinese májiàng.

from Chinese májiàng

週しゅう末まつは友とも達だちと麻雀まーじゃんを打うつ。
On weekends I play mahjong with friends.
彼かれは麻雀まーじゃんが強つよい。
He is good at mahjong.

Written forms

麻雀まーじゃんUsage71%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
マージャンUsage28%
Katakana spelling is common, especially in informal contexts or when emphasizing the loanword origin.
まあじゃんUsage1%
search-only kana form

Kanji

麻hemp, flax, numb
雀sparrow

Etymology

Loanword from Chinese 麻將 (májiàng).