Yaku list

A hand needs at least one yaku to win. Here is every yaku played on Riichi Arena with its value and an example hand (the raised tile is the winning tile). New to yaku? Start with Your first yaku.

1 han

Riichi Ready hand

1 han, closed only

Declare it when your closed hand is in tenpai, and put up 1000 points.

1 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 7 8 9 E E 4

Ippatsu One shot

1 han, closed only

Win within one go-around after riichi, before any call.

1 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 7 8 9 E E 4

Menzen tsumo Self-draw

1 han, closed only

Win by self-draw with a closed hand.

1 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 7 8 9 E E 4

Pinfu No-points hand

1 han, closed only

Four sequences, a pair that is not a value tile, and a two-sided wait.

1 2 3 5 5 4 5 6 2 3 7 8 9 4

Iipeikou Pure double sequence

1 han, closed only

Two identical sequences in a closed hand.

1 1 2 2 3 3 5 5 4 5 6 7 8 9

Tanyao All simples

1 han

Only tiles 2 to 8: no terminals, no honors.

2 3 4 5 5 4 5 6 2 3 6 7 8 4

Haku White dragon

1 han

A triplet of white dragons.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 Wh Wh Wh 6

Hatsu Green dragon

1 han

A triplet of green dragons.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 G G G 6

Chun Red dragon

1 han

A triplet of red dragons.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 R R R 6

Jikaze Seat wind

1 han

A triplet of your own seat wind.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 S S S 6

Bakaze Round wind

1 han

A triplet of the round wind.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 E E E 6

Rinshan kaihou After a quad

1 han

Win on the replacement tile drawn after declaring a quad.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 6

1 1 1 1

Chankan Robbing a quad

1 han

Win by ron on the tile another player adds to a pon to make a quad.

1 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 7 8 9 E E 4

Haitei raoyue Under the sea

1 han

Win by self-draw on the last tile of the wall.

1 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 7 8 9 E E 4

Houtei raoyui Under the river

1 han

Win by ron on the very last discard.

1 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 7 8 9 E E 4

2 han

Daburu riichi Double riichi

2 han, closed only

Riichi on your very first discard, before any call (replaces riichi).

1 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 7 8 9 E E 4

Chiitoitsu Seven pairs

2 han, closed only

Seven different pairs. Always 25 fu.

1 1 3 3 5 5 7 7 2 2 6 6 N N

Sanshoku doujun Mixed triple sequence

2 han (1 open)

The same sequence in all three suits.

1 2 3 5 5 1 2 3 7 8 1 2 3 9

Ittsu Pure straight

2 han (1 open)

1-2-3, 4-5-6 and 7-8-9 in one suit.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 4 5 1 1 6

Chanta Half outside hand

2 han (1 open)

Every set and the pair contain a terminal or an honor, with at least one honor.

1 2 3 7 8 9 1 2 7 8 9 E E 3

Sanshoku doukou Triple triplets

2 han

Triplets of the same number in all three suits.

2 2 2 3 4 2 2 2 5 5 2 2 2 5

Sanankou Three concealed triplets

2 han

Three triplets you made yourself, without calling.

1 1 1 9 9 4 4 4 2 3 7 7 7 4

Sankantsu Three quads

2 han

Three quads, open or concealed.

7 8 Wh Wh 9

1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3

Toitoi All triplets

2 han

Four triplets (or quads) and a pair.

9 9 7 7 7 E E E

2 2 2 5 5 5

Shousangen Little three dragons

2 han

Two dragon triplets and a pair of the third dragon.

1 2 3 4 5 Wh Wh Wh G G G R R 6

Honroutou All terminals and honors

2 han

Only 1s, 9s and honors.

1 1 1 9 9 9 1 1 1 9 9 S S 9

3 han and more

Ryanpeikou Twice pure double sequence

3 han, closed only

Two pairs of identical sequences (replaces iipeikou).

1 1 2 2 3 3 5 5 6 6 7 9 9 7

Honitsu Half flush

3 han (2 open)

One suit plus honors.

2 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 9 Wh Wh Wh 9

Junchan Full outside hand

3 han (2 open)

Every set and the pair contain a 1 or a 9; no honors.

1 2 3 7 8 9 1 2 3 7 8 9 9 9

Chinitsu Full flush

6 han (5 open)

Every tile from one suit, no honors.

1 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 9

Renhou Blessing of man

Mangan

Ron before your first draw, with no call made yet. A mangan on Riichi Arena.

1 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 7 8 9 E E 4

Yakuman

Kokushi musou Thirteen orphans

Yakuman

One of each terminal and honor, plus one more of any of them.

1 9 1 9 1 9 E S W N Wh G R 1

Chuuren poutou Nine gates

Yakuman

1112345678999 in one suit plus any tile of that suit.

1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 5

Suuankou Four concealed triplets

Yakuman

Four triplets made without calling (a ron on a triplet wait does not count).

1 1 1 9 9 4 4 4 7 7 7 S S S

Daisangen Big three dragons

Yakuman

Triplets of all three dragons.

1 2 3 5 Wh Wh Wh G G G R R R 5

Shousuushii Little four winds

Yakuman

Three wind triplets and a pair of the fourth wind.

1 2 3 E E E S S S W W W N N

Daisuushii Big four winds

Yakuman

Triplets of all four winds.

5 E E E S S S W W W 5

N N N

Tsuuiisou All honors

Yakuman

Only winds and dragons.

E E E S S S Wh Wh Wh G G G R R

Chinroutou All terminals

Yakuman

Only 1s and 9s.

1 1 1 9 9 9 1 1 1 9 9 1 1 9

Ryuuiisou All green

Yakuman

Only 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 of bamboo and green dragons.

2 2 3 3 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 G G 8

Suukantsu Four quads

Yakuman

Four quads, open or concealed.

Wh Wh

1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4

Tenhou Blessing of heaven

Yakuman

The dealer wins on the starting hand.

1 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 7 8 9 E E 4

Chiihou Blessing of earth

Yakuman

A non-dealer wins by self-draw on their first draw, with no call made yet.

1 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 7 8 9 E E 4