Tiles & Melds
Wind
Also called: 風牌, kaze, East/South/West/North
The four directional honor tiles — East, South, West, North.
The four wind tiles are East (東), South (南), West (西), and North (北). They have two scoring roles: as seat wind (a pung of your seat's direction) and as round wind (a pung of the current round's wind). A pung of either gives a value-tile bonus. Limit hands include Big Four Winds (pungs of all 4) and Little Four Winds (3 pungs + 1 pair).
Related terms
- Seat wind
The wind tile matching your seat — East/South/West/North relative to the dealer.
- Round wind
The wind that's active for the current round — usually East, then South, etc.
- Dragon
The three special honor tiles — White, Green, and Red — that always score.
- Honor tile
Wind tiles (East, South, West, North) and dragon tiles (White, Green, Red).