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牌: tablet

tablet; mahjong tile
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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

In front of the family altar stands the memorial tablet of my late grandmother.

My starting hand in mahjong was so good that I couldn't help laughing.

We lost one mahjong tile, so the four of us couldn't play anymore.

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