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A5 Noun

麻雀(マージャン)mahjong, mah-jongg

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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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      (ちち)趣味(しゅみ)麻雀(マージャン)をすることです。

      My father's hobby is playing mahjong.

        麻雀(マージャン)で遊(*)んでいたら5時間(じかん)()っていた。

        We had been playing mahjong and realized that five hours had passed.

          (わか)(ひと)麻雀(マージャン)()きな(ひと)(めずら)しいと(おも)います。

          I think it's rare for young people to like mahjong.

            中国(ちゅうごく)()こった麻雀(マージャン)明治(めいじ)末期(まっき)日本(にっぽん)(つた)わりました。

            Mahjong, which originated in China, was introduced to Japan in the late Meiji era.

              オセロに(くら)べて、麻雀(マージャン)のルールはかなり複雑(ふくざつ)だと(かん)じます。

              I feel that the rules of mahjong are quite complex compared to Othello.

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