All Riichi Yaku

Riichi Mahjong Yaku

Fully Outside Hand

Also known as: Junchan · Pure Outside Hand · 純全帯么九

Every group and the pair contains a terminal, with at least one sequence and no honors.

Yaku value

Closed hand

3 Han

Open hand

2 Han

Requirements

Each meld and the pair must contain a 1 or 9. The hand must include a sequence and cannot contain honor tiles.

Fully Outside Hand Mahjong hand example

Common scoring mistake

Adding an honor changes the pattern to Half Outside Hand. Opening the hand reduces the value from 3 Han to 2 Han.

Values follow common modern Riichi rules. Local and tournament rules may differ, especially for double Yakuman.

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