Japanese Mahjong Scoring Rules - Mangan

When it is clear that a hand reaches basic points of more than 2,000, it is limited to full basic points of 2,000 and called mangan (満貫). A hand of five han or more is always counted as a multiple of mangan. In those cases there is no need to calculate basic points.

One han cannot reach mangan because 110 fu × 2(2+1) = 880 < 2,000. (With one han, 110 fu is the maximum.)

Two han cannot reach mangan because 110 fu × 2(2+2) = 1,760 < 2,000. (With two han, 110 fu is also the maximum.)

When a hand has 120 fu or more, it always has some yaku of three han or more.

Name Han value Point value
Mangan 3 han, 70 fu or more;
4 han, 40 fu or more;
5 han
1 × mangan 12,000 (dealer)
8,000 (non-dealer)
is mangan as 70 × 2(2+3) = 2,240 > 2,000. The basic points become 2,000.

is mangan as 40 × 2(2+4) = 2,560 > 2,000. (In some rules is regarded as mangan because 30 × 2(2+4) = 1,920 is close to 2,000. is the same.)

Five han is automatically mangan irrespective of fu since 20 fu × 2(2+5) = 2,560 > 2,000.

Haneman 6 or 7 han 1.5 × mangan 18,000 (dealer)
12,000 (non-dealer)

A 6 or 7 han hand is considered haneman (跳満, or hane-mangan 跳満貫) and the basic points are 3,000.

Baiman 8−10 han 2 × mangan 24,000 (dealer)
16,000 (non-dealer)
An 8−10 han hand is considered baiman (倍満, or bai-mangan 倍満貫) and the basic points are 4,000.
Sanbaiman 11 or 12 han 3 × mangan 36,000 (dealer)
24,000 (non-dealer)
An 11 or 12 han hand is considered sanbaiman (三倍満, or sanbai-mangan 三倍満貫) and the basic points are 6,000.
Kazoe-yakuman 13 or more han 4 × mangan 48,000 (dealer)
32,000 (non-dealer)
In most rules, a hand with 13 han or above is considered kazoe-yakuman (数え役満; counted yakuman). It has the same scoring as yakuman (役満).
Yakuman Limit 4 × mangan 48,000 (dealer)
32,000 (non-dealer)
A yakuman (役満, or yaku-mangan 役満貫) is awarded to some rare hands which are particularly hard to achieve, like kokushi-musō (国士無双; thirteen orphans) or sū-ankō (四暗刻; four closed melds of the same three tiles). The basic points are 8,000.
Multiple yakuman Multiple limit NA Multiplied yakuman value
If the winning hand can be interpreted as combined forms of rare hands, multiple yakuman points are awarded. For example, a hand consisting of four closed quads of wind tiles plus a pair of dragon tiles would be worth six yakuman.

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