国士無双

See also: 國士無雙

Japanese

Kanji in this term
国	士	無	双
こく Grade: 2	し Grade: 5	む Grade: 4	そう Grade: S
kan'on		goon	kan'on

Alternative spelling
國士無雙 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From the Records of the Grand Historian.

Compound of 国士 (kokushi, “patriot, respectable person”) +‎ 無双 (musō, “matchless, unparalleled”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こくしむそー [kòkúshí múꜜsòò] (Nakadaka – [4])
• (Tokyo) こくしむそー [kóꜜkùshì mùsòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞kɯ̟ɕi mɯ̟so̞ː]

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Noun

国(こく)士(し)無(む)双(そう) • (kokushi musō) ^{←こくしむさう (kokusimusau)?}

1. a distinguished person
2. (mahjong) a 役満 (yakuman, “limit”) hand of all thirteen unique 么九牌 (yaochūpai, “terminals and honours”), plus one more of any of those tiles; the same as "thirteen orphans" in Chinese mahjong

   Synonym: 十三么九 (shīsan yaochū)

Derived terms

• 国(こく)士(し)無双(むそう)十三面待(じゅうさんめんま)ち (kokushi musō jūsanmen-machi, “kokushi musō 13-tile wait”)

See also

• Chinese: 十三幺 (shísānyāo)