noun
mahjong player
Refers to a person who plays mahjong, often implying a regular or skilled player.
彼は熱心な麻雀打ちで、週末はいつも雀荘にいる。
He is an avid mahjong player and is always at the mahjong parlor on weekends.
Standard kanji spelling using 麻雀 for mahjong.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; マージャン is a common katakana rendering of mahjong.
Compound of 麻雀 (mahjong) and 打ち (player, from 打つ 'to strike, to play').