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A5 Noun
麻雀mahjong, mah-jongg
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Noun
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mahjong, mah-jongg
From Chinese “májiàng”
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麻雀 【マージャン】、麻将 【マージャン】、まーじゃん、まあじゃん
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父の趣味は麻雀をすることです。
My father's hobby is playing mahjong.
麻雀で遊(*)んでいたら5時間も経っていた。
We had been playing mahjong and realized that five hours had passed.
若い人で麻雀が好きな人は珍しいと思います。
I think it's rare for young people to like mahjong.
中国で起こった麻雀は明治末期に日本に伝わりました。
Mahjong, which originated in China, was introduced to Japan in the late Meiji era.
オセロに比べて、麻雀のルールはかなり複雑だと感じます。
I feel that the rules of mahjong are quite complex compared to Othello.
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