Riichi Mahjong Trainer
Free riichi mahjong study platform — bilingual explainer guides, the full 28-yaku reference, a shanten calculator, a shanten quiz and a points calculator.
A fresh yaku check every day — decide first, then reveal.
123m 456p 789s 234m 99s
Reveal answer
1-2-3, 4-5-6 and 7-8-9 are present but each in a different suit. Ittsu requires all three sequences to live inside one numbered suit. Cross-suit pieces simply do not qualify.
Read the full explainer →Popular yaku
Browse all →Sanshoku Doujun (Three-Color Straight)
2 HanThe same numerical sequence in all three numbered suits (e.g., 234m / 234p / 234s). 2 han closed, 1 han open. Often paired with pinfu or tanyao, and structurally exclusive with ittsu — pick one or the other based on whether your early draws cluster vertically or spread horizontally.
Houtei Raoyui (Last Tile Discard)
1 HanWinning by ron on the very last discard of the round. Companion to haitei (the equivalent last-tile self-draw). Easy to overlook — always recheck waits as the wall empties.
Chuuren Poutou (Nine Gates)
YakumanYakuman. A closed flush of the form 1-1-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-9-9 in a single suit, plus any one of 1-9 of that suit. Mathematically a chinitsu by construction. The 9-way wait (junsei chuuren) pays double yakuman in stricter rulesets.
Iipeiko (Pure Double Sequence)
1 HanTwo identical sequences (e.g. two 234m) in the same suit, in a closed hand. 1 han, closed-only — any call kills it outright. Replaced by ryanpeikou (3 han) when the hand contains two such pairs of identical sequences.
Pinfu
1 HanA closed hand of all sequences, with a non-yakuhai pair and a two-sided (ryanmen) wait. Adds zero fu beyond the base — pinfu tsumo stays at 20 fu, pinfu ron rounds to 30. The high-frequency partner of riichi and tanyao in closed-attack templates.
Haitei Raoyue (Last Tile Draw)
1 HanWinning by self-draw on the very last tile drawn from the wall. Companion to houtei (the equivalent last-discard ron). Always check waits before the final draw.
What you can do here
Learn the Yaku
Master every scoring hand with illustrated examples and common mistakes.
Shanten Calculator
Analyze any hand and see how far you are from tenpai.
Shanten Quiz
Random 13-tile hand each round — guess how far it is from tenpai across all three winning forms.
Points Calculator
Turn han, fu, role and win type into the canonical riichi payout — including the per-player breakdown.
Where to start
Four short paths through the site — pick the one that matches where you are in your riichi journey.
Start with the basics
Understand what tenpai means, declare riichi to lock in your hand, and see how calls change the rules of the road.
How to declare riichi →Learn the scoring patterns
Browse 28 yaku organised by han value, then see how dora multiplies the value of every winning hand.
Browse all yaku →Practice reading hands
Random 13-tile hand each round. Guess how far it is from tenpai, then see the breakdown across all three winning forms — fastest way to train your eye.
Open the shanten quiz →Analyze a hand you're stuck on
Type or click in a 13-tile hand from your own game and the shanten calculator shows exactly how far you are from tenpai under standard, chiitoitsu and kokushi.
Open the shanten calculator →Common questions
Is riichi mahjong hard to learn?
The basic flow is simple: draw a tile, discard a tile, try to assemble four melds and a pair. The deeper part is learning yaku and reading opponents' discards — and that is exactly what this platform helps you train.
How long does a game of riichi mahjong take?
An East-only round (tonpuusen) is about 30-40 minutes; a full East-South round (hanchan) runs 60-90 minutes. The shanten calculator and yaku reference are designed to fit between rounds when you want a quick review.
Do I need to know all 28 yaku to play?
No. Start with the high-frequency 1-han yaku — riichi, tanyao, yakuhai and pinfu cover the majority of wins. The yaku list groups every pattern by han value so you can drill the basics before tackling yakuman.
How is riichi mahjong different from Chinese mahjong?
Riichi is the Japanese ruleset: fixed scoring patterns (yaku), the riichi declaration, dora bonus tiles, and a clear self-draw / discard-win distinction. Chinese variants (national standard, Sichuan, Cantonese) differ in scoring rules, allowed melds, and whether yaku are required at all. This site focuses on the Japanese rules.