牌
牌: tablet
tablet; mahjong tile
12 strokesNames & literary · More literary kanji (準1級 range)in 4 words here
Readings
On
ハイ
Kunぱい・ふだ
On-yomi ハイ; in mahjong terms it is often ぱい (配牌, 聴牌). 位牌 is the Buddhist memorial tablet.
Key words
位牌いはいmemorial tablet
牌ぱいmahjong tile
配牌はいぱいinitial deal (mahjong)
聴牌てんぱいready hand (mahjong)
金牌きんぱいgold medal
Example sentences
仏壇の前に、亡くなった祖母の位牌が置かれている。
In front of the family altar stands the memorial tablet of my late grandmother.
麻雀で配牌がとてもよくて、思わず笑ってしまった。
My starting hand in mahjong was so good that I couldn't help laughing.
麻雀の牌を一つなくしてしまい、四人で遊べなくなった。
We lost one mahjong tile, so the four of us couldn't play anymore.