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Name	Writing	English Name	Composition	Additional Information
Aka	赤	Red	Two or more Ribbon cards. May require specific number of Ribbon cards (Akashi, Akago, Akaroku, Akanana) like in Taoshi, or it may require that the rest of the cards be Chaff, like in Hachi-hachi.	The name comes from the Swords suit (nicknamed ‘Aka’) of a Mekurifuda deck, which is the equivalent of Ribbons in Hanafuda.
Futa-sanbon	二三本	Two Triplets	Two Triplets.	Also known as Kiba in Taoshi, and Futa-tesan [二手三] in Roppyakken. Has mekurifuda origins.
Hachikara	八空	Eight Empties	Exactly 8 Chaff in hand.	Used if the hand has 8 cards.
Haneken	跳剣	Triplet and Two Pairs	Sanbon + Two pairs.	Also known as Azemame in Taoshi. It is also called Hanekenzan, Kenzan, or Yakoken. Has mekurifuda origins.
Futa-teshi	二手四	Two Four-of-a-kinds	Two Four-of-a-kinds.	Can only be used if the hand has 8 cards.
Ichinishi	一二四	One-Two-Four	A singleton, a pair, and a Four-of-a-kind.	-
Karasu	空素	Empty Hand	All Chaff in hand.	Also known as Sou-gasu [総ガス, ‘all Chaff’] in Roppyakken, Sou-gara [総ガラ, ‘all Chaff’] in Toppa, and Hiraya in Hiraya.
Kinkira	キンキラ	No Chaffs	No Chaff in hand.	Also known as Kingira or Su-nashi [素なし, ‘no basic’]. Used as a Teyaku in some Hachi-hachi rulesets.
Kuttsuki	喰付	Sticky	Three or four pairs.	Also known as Ton in Taoshi, and Sanzokuichi in Toppa. Has mekurifuda origins. Either 3 or four pairs are used, depending on the game.
Nasake	短三枚	Three Ribbons	Three Ribbon cards.	Used in Sudaoshi.
Pika-ichi	光一	One Bright	One Bright, the rest are Chaff.	-
Sanbon	三本	Triplet	Three cards of the same month.	Also known as Tesan [手三] in Roppyakken. Has mekurifuda origins.
Shichikara	七空	Seven Empties	Exactly 7 Chaff in hand.	Used if the hand has 8 cards.
Shisou	四三	Four-Three	Teshi + Sanbon	Also called Shisan. Has mekurifuda origins. There is a belief that if a player forms this Teyaku, they are “facing death” [死相, shisou], and to get rid of this curse, the cards must be burned.
Tan-ichi	短一	One Ribbon	One Ribbon, the rest are Chaff.	-
Tate-sanbon	立三本	Standing Triplet	Three of a kind from the months of Wisteria, Iris, or Bush Clover, or the three Paulownia Chaff cards.	Used in Hachi-hachi, these cards are considered “unlucky” during the actual matching phase, so they became a higher-scoring Sanbon to balance the game.
Tego	手五	Five-of-a-kind	Four cards of the same month + Wild card	Used only in some games where a Wild Card is used, such as Taoshi.
Teikoku	帝国	Empire	Three Red Poetry Ribbons or Blue Ribbons in hand.	Used as a Teyaku in some Hachi-hachi rulesets. May be a reduced form of Zoro.
Teshi	手四	Four-of-a-kind	Four cards of the same month.	Has mekurifuda origins.
To-ichi	十一	One Animal	One Animal, the rest are Chaff.	-
Zoro	ゾロ	Set	Dekiyaku in hand. Some dekiyaku might not be counted depending on the ruleset.	Used as a Teyaku in some Hachi-hachi rulesets. The name is also used to refer to a type of Dekiyaku in some games, as well as a Pair in showdown games.

Name	Writing	English Name	Composition	Additional Information
Amhaeng-eosa	암행어사	Bright Pair Smasher	Cuckoo and Boar. The order doesn’t matter.	Hanafuda-specific rule, used in Seotda. It beats Bright Pairs. The name literally means ‘Secret Royal Inspector’.
Arashi	嵐	Triplet	Three cards of the same month.	Also known as Bong [봉] in 3-card Seotda, and Zoro in Kingo.
Arashi-kabu	嵐かぶ	Nine-pt. Triplet	Three 3’s.	Local rule in Kabu games. Named because it is an Arashi that forms a 9-point hand in Kabu games.
Chodan	초단	Grass Ribbons	The three red Ribbons without writing, excluding the Willow Ribbon. The order doesn’t matter.	Hanafuda-specific rule. Used in 3-card Seotda.
Cheongdan	청단	Blue Ribbons	The three blue Ribbons. The order doesn’t matter.	Hanafuda-specific rule. Used in 3-card Seotda.
Chunchu-ttaeng	춘추땡	Double Pair	Two Pairs in [a five-card] hand.	Used as a variation rule in Dorijitgo-ttaeng.
Doshippin	ドシッピン	Ten-Ten-One	10, 10, 1. The order doesn’t matter.	Local rule in Kabu games.
Fūjin	風神	Wind God	3, 7, 10. The order doesn’t matter.	Local rule in Kabu games.
Godori	고도리	Five Birds	Bush Warbler, Cuckoo, and Geese. The order doesn’t matter.	Hanafuda-specific rule. Used in 3-card Seotda.
Gogo	五五	Five-Five	A pair of 5’s.	Also known as Gongo in Kachi-kachi. Local rule in Kabu games.
Gonjil	곤질	Seven-Five	7 and 5. The order doesn’t matter.	Used in the Jeju Island variant of Seotda.
Goppin	五一	Five-One	5 and 1. The order may or may not matter depending on the game.	Used in Kachi-kachi.
Goshita Gomai	五下五枚	Five Cards Five and Below	Five cards, each card having a number 5 or less.	Used in Kingo games.
Gwangbong	광봉	Three Brights	Crane, Curtain, and Full Moon. The order doesn’t matter.	Hanafuda-specific rule. Used in 3-card Seotda.
Gwangttaeng	광땡	Bright Pair	A pair of Brights; specifically Crane and Full Moon, or Crane and Curtain	Hanafuda-specific rule. Used in Seotda.
Hachihachi	八八	Eight-Eight	A pair of 8’s.	Used in Kachi-kachi, it is also known as Pachipachi or Pappa.
Hongdan	홍단	Poetry Ribbons	The three poetry Ribbons. The order doesn’t matter.	Hanafuda-specific rule. Used in 3-card Seotda.
Ichinisan	一二三	One-Two-Three	1, 2, 3. The order doesn’t matter.	Local rule in Kabu games.
Ittan Jūroku	いったん十六	Two-card Sixteen	Two cards with a number total of 16 points.	Used in Kingo games.
Junjun	十十	Ten-Ten	A pair of 10’s.	Used in the game Kachi-kachi, and the game is also named Junjun after this yaku. Also known as Kachi-kachi. Also known as Jangttaeng [장땡] in Seotda.
Karami	からみ	Four or One	If a hand contains either a 4 or a 1.	Used in the game Shippin.
Kingo	金五	Golden Fives	Three 5’s.	Used in Kingo games. The name refers to the hand consisting of all 5’s, and also having a total of 15 points.
Kudari	下り	Straight Down	Descending month order (Ex. 3, 2, 1). You cannot follow a 1 with a 10.	Local rule in Kabu games.
Kunkun	九九	Nine-Nine	A pair of 9’s.	Used in Kachi-kachi, it is also known as Kukku.
Kuppin	九一	Nine-One	9 and 1. The order may or may not matter depending on the game.	Also known as Gupping [구삥] in Seotda.
Makezu	負けず	Undefeatable	6 and 9.	Used in Otoroku. A specific 2-card hand with a total number of 15 points.
Meongteongguri Sagu	멍텅구리 사구	Animal Four-Nine	Cuckoo and Sake Cup. The order doesn’t matter.	Hanafuda-specific rule. Used in Seotda.
Nanagosan	七五三	Seven-Five-Three	7, 5, 3. The order doesn’t matter.	Local rule in Kabu games.
Niichi	二一	Two-One	2, 1. The order may or may not matter depending on the game.	Also known as Kenpei as a local rule Special Yaku in Kachi-kachi, Alli [알리] in Seotda, and Ipping [이삥] in the Jeju Island variant. A local rule rarely adopted in Kabu games.
Nobori	上り	Straight Up	Ascending month order (Ex. 1, 2, 3). You cannot follow a 10 with a 1.	Local rule in Kabu games.
Otoroku	尾六	Last Bettor Sixteen	6 and 10	Used in Otoroku. A specific 2-card hand with a total number of 16 points. The name literally means ‘Tail Six’.
Otoroku	尾六	Last Bettor Sixteen	7 and 9.	Used in Otoroku. A specific 2-card hand with a total number of 16 points. The name literally means ‘Tail Six’.
Pin	一	One	Two cards, one of which is a 1.	Also known as Pping [삥] in the Jeju Island variant of Seotda.
Pinpin	一一	One-One	A pair of 1’s.	Used in Kachi-kachi, and is also known as Sanza. Also known as Ppingttaeng [삥땡] in Seotda.
Raijin	雷神	Thunder God	4, 7, 9. The order doesn’t matter.	Local rule.
Rokuroku	六六	Six-Six	A pair of 6’s.	Used in Kachi-kachi, it is also known as Ryunryun or Munmu.
Roppin	六一	Six-One	6 and 1. The order may or may not matter depending on the game.	Used in Kachi-kachi.
Sampping	삼삥	Three-One	3 and 1. The order doesn’t matter.	Used in the Jeju Island variant of Seotda.
San-hachi Hikari	三八光	Three-Eight Bright Pair	Curtain and Full Moon. The order doesn’t matter.	Also known as Sampal Gwangttaeng [삼팔광땡] in Seotda. A hanafuda-specific rule that is sometimes adopted as a local rule in Kabu games.
Sansan	三三	Three-Three	A pair of 3’s.	Used in Kachi-kachi, and is also known as Sanza.
Shichishichi	七七	Seven-Seven	A pair of 7’s.	Used in Kachi-kachi, it is also known as Chicchi or Nananana.
Shidō	四十	Four-Ten	4 and 10. The order may or may not matter depending on the game.	Also known as Jangsa [장사] in Seotda. Local rule in Kabu games.
Shigoro	四五六	Four-Five-Six	4, 5, and 6.	Used in Kingo games.
Shippin	四一	Four-One	4 and 1. The order may or may not matter depending on the game.	Also known as Doksa [독사] in Seotda, and Sapping [사삥] in its Jeju Island variant.
Shiro	白	White	4 and 6. The order may or may not matter depending on the game.	Also known as Shiroku as a local rule in Kachi-kachi, and Seryuk [세륙] in Seotda. Local rule in Kabu games. The name is a pun of its goroawase meaning ‘four-six’.
Shisshi	四四	Four-Four	A pair of 4’s.	Used in Kachi-kachi, it is also known as Yonyon or Shusshu.
Sorokabu	ソロカブ	Field Triplet	Three 5’s, 6’s, 7’s, or 8’s.	Used in Kyo-kabu. The cards on the first field are always 5, 6, 7, and 8.
Tamashī	魂	Soul	Special 4 and Special 1. (In Hanafuda, you may use Crane and Cuckoo) The order doesn’t matter.	Used in Kachi-kachi, and is also known as Gongohan [五五半, ‘Five-Five and a Half’]. Also known as Toritori in Otoroku. The name is a pun of the Special 4 card, Tamashi [玉四]. The name Gongohan refers to its value, which is between that of a pair of 5’s and that of a pair of 6’s.
Tōichi	十一	Ten-One	10 and 1. The order may or may not matter depending on the game.	Also known as Toppin in Kachi-kachi, and Jangpping [장삥] in Seotda. Local rule in Kabu games.
Tsuke	ツケ	Two-Two-One	2, 2, 1. The order doesn’t matter.	Used in Hankan and Shoniban.
Tsuru	ツル	Two-Two	A pair of 2’s.	Also known as Ninnin or Ninni in Kachi-kachi. Local rule in Kabu games.
Wake-fuda	分け札	Four-Nine	4 and 9. The order doesn’t matter.	Also known as Sagu [사구] or Gusa [구사] in Seotda, and Pabun [파분] in the Jeju Island variant of the game. Local rule in Kabu games.
Zoro	ゾロ	Pair	Two cards of the same month.	Also known as Ttaeng [땡] in Seotda. A local rule that is rarely adopted in Kabu games; usually only Tsuru and Gogo are adopted.
Zoro Tsubushi	ゾロつぶし	Pair Smasher	3 and 7, or Curtain and Boar. The order doesn’t matter.	Also known as Ttaengjab-i [땡잡이] in Seotda. As a local rule in Kabu games, it beats all Pairs. In Seotda, it beats all Pairs except a pair of 10’s.

Name	Writing	English Name	Composition	Additional Information
Bake Sanmai	化三枚	Three Pieces Ghosts	Three Bake-fuda.	Used in Poka.
Buttakuri	ブッタクリ	Four-of-a-kind	Four cards of the same month.	Used in Poka.
Mitsu Kuttsuki	三双	Three Sticky	Three pairs, a pair being two cards of the same month.	Used in Poka.
Pin Sanmai	ピン三枚	Three Pieces One	Three 1’s.	Used in Poka.

Name	A.K.A.	English Name	Composition	Additional Information
Akashi 赤四	-	Red Four	Crane, Wisteria Ribbon, Phoenix	Used in Tensho. The Aka name refers to the nickname of the Sword suit “Aka”, which is the mekurifuda equivalent of Ribbons in hanafuda.
Akatan 赤短	Akayoroshi [赤よろし], Akayoro [赤よろ], Aka [赤], Ura Sugawara [裏菅原], Sugawara [菅原], Urasu [裏す], Ura [裏], Ura Sanko [裏三光] (in Hon-bana), Kozan [小三] (in Roppyakken), Ko Sugawara [小菅原] (in Suhara-bana), Kosu [コス] (in Suhara-bana), Tan no Ichinisan [短の一二三] (in Hachi), Hi [緋] (in Kaga), Shimo-dango [下だんこ] (in Nara Hana-awase), Hongdan [홍단] in Korean, Kodangko in Palauan	Poetry Ribbons or Lesser 1-2-3	Three Red Poetry Ribbons.	The Sugawara name is a reference to the Sugawara Triplets: Matsuomaru, Umeomaru, and Sakuramaru. Ura refers to it being composed of low-scoring cards. May have evolved from a Mekuri yaku involving collecting the numbers 1, 2, 3.
Akatan Aotan no Chōfuku 赤短・青短の重複	-	Poetry and Blue Ribbons	Three Red Poetry Ribbons plus three Blue Ribbons.	Might have evolved from a Mekuri dekiyaku involving collecting Sword cards.
Ame Kaburi 雨頭	-	Top Rains	Rainman and Willow	-
Ame-shikō 雨四光	Ame-iri Shiko [雨入四光], Jū Yoshiwara [十吉原] (in Taiyaku), Shikō [四光] (if the same Yaku excluding Rainman is called Honshikō (Real Four Brights))	Rainy Four Brights	Four Bright cards including Rainman.	-
Ame-sankō 雨三光	Bi Samgwang [비삼광] in Korean	Rainy Three Brights	Three Bright cards including Rainman.	-
Aotan 青短	Aoyoroshi [青よろし], Ao [青], Muratan [紫短], Chokushi [勅使] (in Hon-bana), Mimu [ミム] (in Suhara-bana), Cheongdan [청단] in Korean, Chauotang in Palauan	Blue Ribbons	Three Blue Ribbons.	Might have evolved from a Mekuri dekiyaku involving collecting Sword cards.
Arasi	-	Six Brights	Five Brights + Bush Warbler.	Used in Palauan Hanakuda. The name is borrowed from Japanese arashi [嵐].
Botankiri ぼたんきり	-	Greater 4-5-6	Cuckoo, Bridge, Butterflies	Possibly has mekurifuda origins. Etymology unknown; It does not mean “Peony Paulownia”.
Bōzu Kaburi 坊主頭	-	Top Baldies	Full Moon and Geese	Has mekurifuda origins. Bōzu is a nickname of the Full Moon card, which appears to be a monk with a bald head.
Bōzu Shima 坊主島	Bōzu Zoro [坊主ゾロ], Susuki Zoro [芒ゾロ]	Four Baldies	Four Susuki Grass cards.	Has mekurifuda origins. Bōzu is a nickname of the Full Moon card, which appears to be a monk with a bald head.
Chōka 蝶花	-	Butterfly on Flower	Butterflies and Curtain	-
Chume Mats Kiri Bo	-	Plum-Pine-Paulownia-Baldy	Matsukiribōzu + Bush Warbler	Used in Palauan Hanakuda. The name is borrowed from Ume [梅] and Matsukiribōzu [松桐坊主].
Danjō ダンジョオ	-	Devil	Onifuda, Special 1, Special 4 (in a Daini deck)	Used only in Kujuroku.
Danjō ダンジョオ	-	Devil	Onifuda, Special 3, Special 4 (in a Daini deck)	Variant of the above yaku of the same name.
Danjō ダンジョオ	-	Specials	Special 1, Special 3, Special 4 (in a Daini deck)	Variant of the above yaku of the same name.
Danjūrō 団十郎	Ebi [海老] (in Kekoro), Ura Ichinijū [裏一二十] (in Tensho)	Club 1-2-10 or Greater 1-2-10	Crane, Rainman, Deer	Originally a Yaku in Mekuri, and is named after a Kabuki actor. The Ura term refers to the blunt edge of a blade, alluding to its composition of Club cards.
Danna ダンナ	-	Special 1 and 4	Special 1, Special 4 (in a Daini deck)	Used only in Kujuroku as an optional Yaku.
Dansan ダンサン	-	Specials-Three	Special 4, Special 1, Four 3’s (in a Daini deck)	Used only in Kujuroku as an optional Yaku.
Den デン	-	Greater 2-11-12	Bush Warbler, Rainman, Phoenix.	Used only in the game Hachi. Possibly has mekurifuda origins. The etymology is unknown.
Deu 出雨	-	Downpour	Boar, Full Moon, Rainman.	Used only in the game Kekoro.
Ebizō 海老蔵	-	Shrimp Club 1-10	Crane, Willow Ribbon, Deer	Originally a Yaku in Mekuri, and is named after a Kabuki actor. Same as Danjūrō except the 2 of clubs is replaced with 2 of swords (nicknamed “2 of shrimps”)
Fuji Shima 藤島	Fuji Tsubo [藤壷], Fuji Zoro [藤ゾロ], Fuji (in Toppa), Shi Yaku [四役] (in Kujuroku), Shi/Yon [四] (in Tenshu)	Four Wisterias or Four 4’s	Four Wisteria cards.	Equivalent of having four cards of the number 4 in mekurifuda.
Ganbo がんぼ	Noarashi [野荒し], Inoshikagan [猪鹿雁], Akiyaku [秋役] (in Suhara-bana)	Crop Destroyers	Boar, Deer, Geese	Etymology of Ganbo is unknown; It does not mean “Goose Peony”.
Godori 고도리	-	Five Birds	Bush Warbler, Cuckoo, and Geese.	Used in Go-Stop, and the game is also named Godori after this yaku.
Gokō 五光	Go-ō [五王], Oiran [花魁], Ogwang [오광] in Korean, Kokok in Palauan	Five Brights	Five Bright Cards.	-
Gorōjū 御老中	-	Elder or Greater 5-6-10	Bridge, Butterflies, Deer	Possibly has mekurifuda origins, and is a goroawase pun for 5-6-10.
Goshiroku 五四六	-	5-4-6 or Greater 5-4-6	Bridge, Cuckoo, Butterflies	Possibly has mekurifuda origins, and shares the same numbers as the Teyaku Shigoro.
Gotan 五短	-	Five Ribbons	Five Ribbon cards.	-
Gundari グンダリ	-	Gundari	Bush Warbler, Deer, Phoenix	Possibly has mekurifuda origins. Etymology unknown.
Hagi Zoro 萩ゾロ	-	Four Bush Clovers	Four Bush Clover cards.	Used in the game Taiyaku.
Hanami de Ippai 花見で一杯	Hanamizake [花見酒], Hanami [花見], Ppai [빠이] in Korean, Ippai in Palauan	Flower-viewing	Curtain and Sake Cup.	-
Hana no Utage 花の宴	-	Flower Banquet	Curtain and either Sake Cup or Cherry Blossom Ribbon.	An old yaku that is a precursor to Hanami de Ippai.
Honjūsou 本十三	-	Thirteen Chaff	Thirteen Chaff cards.	Used in Hiraya.
Ichō no Ga 紅葉の賀	-	Autumn Leaves	Curtain and either Deer or Maple Ribbon.	-
Inoshikachō 猪鹿蝶	Nabe [鍋] (in Kusuri-gui), Inoshika [이노시카] in Korean, Inoskasio in Palauan	Boar-Deer-Butterflies	Boar, Deer, Butterflies.	-
Inu いぬ	-	Four Bush Clovers	Four Bush Clover cards.	Has mekurifuda origins.
Ippai Nomi 一杯呑	-	One Drink	Sake Cup plus a Bright (except Rainman)	Used in Hon-bana.
Jitsu-getsu 日月	Yoru-hiru [夜昼]	Sun and Moon	Crane and Full Moon	-
Jūshichihachi 十七八	Omote Musume [表娘] (in Tensho)	10-7-8 Ribbons or Lesser 10-7-8	Maple Ribbon, Bush Clover Ribbon, Geese.	Possibly has mekurifuda origins.
Kakari かかり	-	Cuckoo Night/Day	Cuckoo and either Crane or Full Moon	Used in the game Taiyaku.
Kamisan 上三	Ura Jū-umakiri [裏十馬キリ] (in Tensho)	Highest Three or Club 10-11-12	Deer, Butterflies, Bush Warbler.	A Mekuri Yaku consisting of Clubs Maid, Knight, and King. The Ura term refers to the blunt edge of a blade, alluding to its composition of Club cards.
Kanko かんこ	Yatsuhashi [八ツ橋], Kakitsubata Zoro [杜若ゾロ], Go [五] (in Tenshu), Choyak [초약] in Korean	Four Irises or Four 5’s	Four Iris cards.	Equivalent of having four cards of the number 5 in mekurifuda.
Kasu カス	Kara [空], Pi [피] in Korean	Chaff	Ten or more Chaff cards.	-
Kasuyaku カス役	-	Chaff Yaku	Seven Chaff cards for Dealer, Eight Chaff cards for 2nd player, Nine Chaff cards for last player. Value increases if more Chaff are collected.	Used only in Sendai-hana.
Kikukiri 菊桐	-	Coat of Arms	Sake Cup and Phoenix	An old yaku based on the 2 Coat of Arms of the Imperial Family.
Kirinchō きりん蝶	-	Phoenix Butterflies	Phoenix and Butterflies.	Used in the game Taiyaku.
Kiri Shima 桐島	Yanagi Zoro [桐ゾロ], Kiri Tsubo [桐壷], Ttongyak [똥약] in Korean	Four Paulownias	Four Paulownia cards.	Has mekurifuda origins.
Kirishima 霧島	-	Mist Island or Greater 12-4-11	Phoenix, Cuckoo, Rainman.	Used only in the game Hachi. Possibly has mekurifuda origins, and is possibly a pun of the word for Paulownia, kiri (which is also 12 (king) in mekurifuda), mixed with the goroawase for 4. The ‘ma’ part refers to uma (11 (horse) in mekurifuda).
Kirishima 霧島	-	Mist Island	Phoenix, Cuckoo, Bush Warbler.	Used only in the game Kekoro. Same as the Yaku of the same name mentioned above, except the Rainman is replaced with Bush Warbler for some reason.
Koto こと	-	Two Small Birds	Any two of Bush Warbler, Cuckoo, or Swallow.	These birds are drawn smaller in old hanafuda designs.
Kotori 小鳥	-	Small Birds	Bush Warbler, Cuckoo, Swallow.	These birds are drawn smaller in old hanafuda designs.
Koroshi 殺し	-	Kill	Rainman plus an incomplete set of Inoshikachō	Used in the game Taiyaku. The Yaku is based on the story of Ono Sadakuro, a murderer who got shot after being mistaken for a wild Boar. The Rainman in Echigobana is thought to depict Ono Sadakuro.
Kumanosan 熊野サン	-	Kumano Mountains or Greater 9-11-3	Sake Cup, Rainman, Curtain	Possibly has mekurifuda origins, and is a goroawase pun for 9 and 3. The ‘ma’ part refers to uma (11 (horse) in mekurifuda).
Kusabana 草花	-	Grass Flowers	Bridge, Butterflies, Sake Cup.	Unrelated to Kusatan.
Kusatan 草短	Kusa [草], Kusayaku [草役], Kusaken [クサケン], Chodan [초단] in Korean, Ksaiak in Palauan	Grass Ribbons	Three Red Ribbons without writing, excluding the Willow Ribbon.	Might have evolved from a Mekuri dekiyaku involving collecting Sword cards.
Marigakari 鞠懸	-	Kemari Court	Crane, Curtain, Deer, Rainman	An old Yaku named after the trees planted on the four corners of a Kemari court: Pine, Cherry, Maple, and Willow.
Matsukiribōzu 松桐坊主	Sanko [三光], Nichigessei [日月星], Gorōjū [御老中] (in Suhara-bana), Songwoldong [송월동] in Korean, Mats Kiri Bo in Palauan	Pine, Paulownia, Baldy	Crane, Phoenix, Full Moon.	Bōzu is a nickname of the Full Moon card, which appears to be a monk with a bald head. Sanko and Nichigessei are references to the Sun, Moon and Star (more specifically, the planet Venus [金星, kinsei]).
Matsu Shima 松島	Matsu Zoro [松ゾロ]	Four Pines	Four Pine cards.	Has mekurifuda origins.
Momiji Shima 紅葉島	-	Four Maples	Four Maple cards.	Has mekurifuda origins.
Mukoroshi 無殺し	-	No Kill	Rainman + Inoshikachō	Used in the game Taiyaku. The Yaku is based on the story of Ono Sadakuro, a murderer who got shot after being mistaken for a wild Boar. The Rainman in Echigobana is thought to depict Ono Sadakuro.
Nakazō 仲蔵	Ura Nakazō [裏仲蔵] (in Tensho)	Club 7-8-9 or Greater 7-8-9	Boar, Full Moon, Sake Cup.	Originally a Yaku in Mekuri, and is named after a Kabuki actor. The Ura term refers to the blunt edge of a blade, alluding to its composition of Club cards.
Nanatan 七短	Shōnana [しょう七] (in Toppa), Chiltti [칠띠] in Korean, Nanatang in Palauan	Seven Ribbons	Seven Ribbons. May or may not include the Willow Ribbon, and may or may not have a bonus for additional Ribbons.	Might have evolved from a Mekuri dekiyaku involving collecting Sword cards.
Nejikomi ネジ込ミ	-	Screw-in	Four 3’s, Special 1, Special 4 (in a Daini deck)	Used only in Kujuroku as an optional Yaku.
Nihai Nomi 二杯呑	-	Two Drinks	Sake Cup plus two Brights (excluding Rainman)	Used in Hon-bana.
Nisoro	-	Three Willows or Set of 2’s	Three Willow cards excluding the Lightning card.	Used in Palauan Hanakuda. Has mekurifuda origins, and is possibly originally a combination of all 3 scoring cards of the number 2.
Nizoro 二ゾロ	-	Four 2’s	Four ‘2’ cards (in a mekurifuda deck)	Used in the game Taoshi. Equivalent of either Ume Shima or Yanagi Shima, depending on the month sequence.
Nomi 飲み	Teppō [鉄砲] (in Roppyakken. Daepo [대포] in Korean, Teppo in Palauan), Taihō [大砲] (in Yamayaku), Tsukihana Ippai [月花一杯] (in Changara)	Drinking	Curtain, Full Moon, Sake Cup.	-
Nomi 飲み	-	Drinking	Sake Cup plus any one Bright card or the Bridge card.	Used only in the game Taiyaku.
Omote Bāsan 表婆さん	-	Sword 10-9-8 or Greater 10-9-8	Maple Ribbon, Chrysanthemum Ribbon, Geese.	Used in Tensho. The Omote term refers to the sharp edge of a blade, alluding to its composition of Sword cards.
Omote Gorōjū 表御老中	Ura Gorōjū [表御老中] (in Tensho)	Greater Elder or Greater 5-6-10	Bridge, Phoenix, Deer	Used in Hon-bana. Possibly has mekurifuda origins, and is a goroawase pun for 5-6-10. Same as Gorōjū except the Butterflies card has been replaced with the Phoenix card due to usage of Nagoya month sequence.
Omote Hasshikiri 表ハッシキリ	-	Sword 8-4-12 or Lesser 8-4-12	Geese, Wisteria Ribbon, Plum Blossom Ribbon	Used in Tensho. The Omote term refers to the sharp edge of a blade, alluding to its composition of Sword cards.
Omote Ichinijū 表一二十	-	Sword 1-2-10 or Lesser 1-2-10	Ribbons of Pine, Willow, and Maple.	Used in Tensho. The Omote term refers to the sharp edge of a blade, alluding to its composition of Sword cards.
Omote Jū-umakiri 表十馬キリ	-	Sword 10-11-12 or Lesser 10-11-12	Ribbons of Maple, Peony, and Plum Blossom.	Used in Tensho. The Omote term refers to the sharp edge of a blade, alluding to its composition of Sword cards.
Omote Jū-umakiri 表十馬キリ	-	Sword 10-9-12 or Lesser 10-9-12	Ribbons of Maple, Chrysanthemum, and Plum Blossom.	A variant of the above Yaku of the same name, where the Peony ribbon is replaced with Chrysanthemum.
Omote Kumasan 表クマザン	-	Sword 9-11-3 or Lesser 9-11-3	Ribbons of Crysanthemum, Peony, and Cherry Blossom.	Used in Tensho. A variant of Tan no Kumanosan where Willow is replaced with Peony due to usage of Nagoya month sequence. The Omote term refers to the sharp edge of a blade, alluding to its composition of Sword cards.
Omote Musume Bāsan 表娘婆さん	-	Sword 10-9-8-7 or Greater 10-9-8-7	Omote Musume + Omote Bāsan	Used in Tensho. The Omote term refers to the sharp edge of a blade, alluding to its composition of Sword cards.
Omote Sashigo 表三四五	-	Sword 3-4-5 or Lesser 3-4-5	Ribbons of Cherry Blossom, Wisteria, and Iris	Used in Tensho. The Omote term refers to the sharp edge of a blade, alluding to its composition of Sword cards.
Omote Shimakiri 表シマキリ	-	Sword 4-11-12 or Lesser 4-11-12	Ribbons of Wisteria, Peony, and Plum Blossom	Used in Tensho, and is a variant of Tan no Kirishima where the Willow and Paulownia are replaced with Peony and Plum Blossom respectively, due to use of Nagoya month sequence. The Omote term refers to the sharp edge of a blade, alluding to its composition of Sword cards.
Omote Sugawara 表菅原	Sanko [三光] (in Mushi), Omote [表], Omote Sanko [表三光] (in Hon-bana), Ichinisan [一二三] (in Hachi), Ōzan [大三] (in Roppyakken), Uwa-dango [上だんこ] (in Nara Hana-awase), Il-i-sam [일이삼] in Korean, Chume Mats Sakura in Palauan	Spring or Greater 1-2-3	Crane, Bush Warbler, Curtain.	The Sugawara name is a reference to the Sugawara Triplets: Matsuomaru, Umeomaru, and Sakuramaru. The term Omote refers to its composition of high-scoring cards (as opposed to Ura, which are composed of Ribbons). It is actually the same as the Mekuri yaku Shimosan, if the standard month sequence is used.
Omote Yashima 表八島	-	Sword 8-4-11 or Lesser 8-4-11	Geese, Wisteria Ribbon, Peony Ribbon.	Used in the game Tensho, and is a variant of Tan no Yashima where the Willow is replaced with Peony due to usage of Nagoya month sequence. The Omote term refers to the sharp edge of a blade, alluding to its composition of Sword cards.
Omote Yashimakiri 表八島キリ	-	Sword 8-4-11-12 or Lesser 8-4-11-12	Geese, Wisteria Ribbon, Peony Ribbon, Plum Blossom Ribbon	Used in the game Tensho, as a combination of Yashima and Hasshikiri. The Omote term refers to the sharp edge of a blade, alluding to its composition of Sword cards.
Ōtori 大鳥	-	Large Birds	Crane, Geese, Phoenix.	-
Rokutan 六短	-	Six Ribbons	Six Ribbons. May or may not include the Willow Ribbon, and may or may not have a bonus for additional Ribbons.	Might have evolved from a Mekuri dekiyaku involving collecting Sword cards.
Rokutan 六短	-	Six Red Ribbons	Six Red Ribbons, which may or may not have writing.	Used only in the game Taiyaku.
Sakura Shima 桜島	Sakura Zoro [桜ゾロ], San Yaku [三役] (in Kujuroku), San Shima [三島] (in Kujuroku), San Zoro [三ゾロ] (in Taoshi), San [三] (in Tenshu), Chokosan [チョコ三] (in Tenshu)	Four Cherry Blossoms or Four 3’s	Four Cherry Blossom cards.	Equivalent of having Four cards of the number 3 in mekurifuda.
Sanbeni 三紅	-	Three Red Flowers	Plum Chaff, Peony Chaff, Bush Clover Chaff	An old yaku, the composition is only an assumption based on descriptions.
Sangoro 三五六	-	3-5-6 or Greater 3-5-6	Curtain, Bridge, Butterflies	Possibly has mekurifuda origins.
Sankō 三光	Samgwang [삼광] in Korean	Three Brights	Three Bright cards excluding Rainman.	-
Sanmura 三紫	-	Three Purple Flowers	Wisteria Chaff, Iris Chaff, Paulownia Chaff (excluding the Yellow Paulownia chaff)	An old yaku, the composition is only an assumption based on descriptions.
Shichigosan 七五三	Nanagosan, Ura Shichigosan [裏七五三] (in Tensho)	7-5-3 or Greater 7-5-3	Boar, Bridge, Curtain.	Possibly has mekurifuda origins, and shares the same numbers as the Teyaku Nanagosan. The Ura term refers to the blunt edge of a blade, alluding to its composition of Club cards.
Shichihaccha しちはっちゃー	-	Four Sevens/Eights/Nines	Four "7"s, or Four "8"s, or Four"9"s (in a Shimafuda deck).	Used only in the game Shimafuda. Players score for each Four-of-a-kind they make.
Shichiseki 七夕	-	Seven Red Ribbons	All seven Red Ribbons.	Might have evolved from a Mekuri dekiyaku involving collecting Sword cards.
Shidan シダン	-	Four-Devil	Four 4’s, Onifuda(in a Daini deck)	Used only in Kujuroku.
Shidan シダン	-	Four-Specials	Four 4’s, Special 1, Special 3(in a Daini deck)	Variant of the above yaku of the same name.
Shidansan シダンサン	-	Four-Devil-Three	Four 4’s, Onifuda, Four 3’s (in a Daini deck)	Used only in Kujuroku.
Shidansan シダンサン	-	Four-Special-Three	Four 4’s, Special 1, Four 3’s (in a Daini deck)	Variant of the above yaku of the same name.
Shidansan シダンサン	-	Four-Ones-Three	Four 4’s, Special 1, One Normal 1, Four 3’s (in a Daini deck)	Variant of the above yaku of the same name.
Shikō 四光	Yonkō, Honshikō [本四光], Honshi [本四], Ten’nō [天皇] (in Shishibochushin), Shihonyaku [四本役] (in Suhara-bana), Jūni Yoshiwara [十二吉原] (in Taiyaku), Sagwang [사광] in Korean, Skok in Palauan	Four Brights	Four Bright cards excluding Rainman.	-
Shikō 四光	-	Four Shinies	Matsukiribōzu + Lightning	An old variant of the above yaku of the same name.
Shima 島	Zoro [ゾロ]	Four-of-a-Kind	Four cards of the same month.	Has mekurifuda origins.
Shimozan 下三	Shimosan, Ura Ichinisan [裏一二三] (in Tensho)	Lowest Three or Greater 1-2-3	Crane, Rainman, Curtain.	Originally a Mekuri Yaku consisting of Clubs 1, 2, and 3. Same as Omote Sugawara except the Bush Warbler is replaced with Rainman due to use of Nagoya month sequence. The Ura name refers to the back edge of a blade, alluding to its composition of Club cards.
Shinshichihachi 四七八	-	4-7-8 Ribbons or Lesser 4-7-8	Willow Ribbon, Bush Clover Ribbon, Geese.	Possibly has mekurifuda origins.
Shisan シサン	-	Four-Three	Four 4’s, Four 3’s (in a Daini deck)	Used only in Kujuroku as an optional yaku.
Shishibo ししぼ	Shishi Botan [獅子牡丹]	Boar on Peony	Boar and Butterflies.	This is a reference to Karajishi [唐獅子, Chinese Lion] sitting on a Peony flower, but the Lion is replaced with a Boar [猪, inoshishi]. On a side note, Botan Nabe refers to a hot pot of wild boar meat.
Shishibochūshin ししぼちゅうしん	Sokuyaku [そくやく]	Boar-Butterflies-Rainman	Boar, Butterflies, Rainman.	Used in the game Shishibochushin, which is named after this Yaku.
Shishichu ししちゅ	-	Boar and Rainman	Boar and Rainman.	Used in the game Shishibochushin.
Taiko San 太鼓三	-	Drum and 3’s	Four ‘3’ cards plus the 2 of coins (in a Mekurifuda deck)	A mekurifuda yaku used in the game Tenshu. the name Taiko is a nickname of the Coins suit, and is also usually refering to the 2 of coins specifically.
Takasago 高砂	-	Takasago	Sake Cup, Crane, Butterflies	An old Yaku named after a Noh song. The composition is remembered using the following mnemonic: A couple raises a toast (Sake Cup) to a Noh song “Takasago”, which compares their relationship to 2 pine trees (Crane), and to a Gidayu song “Chou no Michiyuki” (Flight of the butterflies (Butterflies)), which sang that even death cannot separate two people.
Tan 短	Shōnana (in Kushiro Toppa)	Seven “Ribbons”	Seven cards of either Ribbons or Willow cards.	Used in the game Toppa.
Tane タネ	Yeolkkeut [열끗] in Korean	Animals	Five or more Animal cards.
Tan no Den 短のデン	-	Lesser 2-11-12	Plum Blossom Ribbon, Willow Ribbon, Yellow Paulownia Chaff.	Used only in the game Hachi. Possibly has mekurifuda origins. The etymology is unknown.
Tan no Deu 短の出雨	-	Downpour Ribbons	Bush Clover Ribbon, Geese, Willow Ribbon.	Used only in the game Kekoro.
Tan no Ebi 短の海老	-	Shrimp Ribbons or Lesser 1-2-10	Ribbons of Pine, Willow, and Maple.	Has mekurifuda origins.
Tan no Gorōjū 短の御老中	-	Elder Ribbons or Lesser 5-6-10	Ribbons of Iris, Peony, and Maple.	Possibly has mekurifuda origins, and is a goroawase pun for 5-6-10.
Tan no Goshiroku 短の五四六	-	5-4-6 Ribbons or Lesser 5-4-6	Ribbons of Iris, Wisteria, and Peony.	Possibly has mekurifuda origins, and shares the same numbers as the Teyaku Shigoro.
Tan no Gundari 短のグンダリ	-	Gundari Ribbons	Plum Blossom Ribbon, Maple Ribbon, Yellow Paulownia Chaff	Possibly has mekurifuda origins. Etymology unknown.
Tan no Gundari 短のグンダリ	-	Gundari Ribbons	Plum Blossom Ribbon, Wisteria Ribbon, Yellow Paulownia Chaff	As mentioned in 1921 Teikei Aru Hanzai No Chōsa Kekoro rules. Same as above but Maple is replaced with Wisteria, for some reason.
Tan no Kirishima 短の霧島	-	Mist Island Ribbons or Lesser 12-4-11	Yellow Paulownia Chaff, Wisteria Ribbon, Willow Ribbon	Used only in the game Hachi. Possibly has mekurifuda origins, and is possibly a pun of the word for Paulownia, kiri (which is also 12 (king) in mekurifuda), mixed with the goroawase for 4. The ‘ma’ part refers to uma (11 (horse) in mekurifuda).
Tan no Kirishima 短の霧島	-	Mist Island Ribbons	Yellow Paulownia Chaff, Plum Blossom Ribbon, Willow Ribbon	Used only in the game Kekoro. Same as the Yaku of the same name mentioned above, except Willow is replaced with Plum Blossom for some reason.
Tan no Kumanosan 短の熊野サン	-	Kumano Mountains’ Ribbons or Lesser 9-11-3	Ribbons of Chrysanthemum, Willow, and Cherry Blossom.	Possibly has mekurifuda origins, and is a goroawase pun for 9 and 3. The ‘ma’ part refers to uma (11 (horse) in mekurifuda).
Tan no Nakazō 短の仲蔵	Akazō [赤蔵] (in Mekuri), Aka [赤] (in Tenshu), Omote Nakazō [表仲蔵] (in Tensho)	Swords 7-8-9 or Lesser 7-8-9	Bush Clover Ribbon, Geese, Chrysanthemum Ribbon.	Originally a Yaku in Mekuri called Akazō, which is possibly a combination of the nickname of the Swords suit, Aka, and the name of a Kabuki actor, Nakazō. The Omote term refers to the front edge of a blade, alluding to its composition of Sword cards.
Tan no Sangoro 短の三五六	-	3-5-6 Ribbons or Lesser 3-5-6	Ribbons of Cherry Blossom, Iris, and Peony.	Possibly has mekurifuda origins.
Tan no Shichigosan 短の七五三	Tan no Nanagosan, Omote Shichigosan [表七五三] (in Tensho)	7-5-3 Ribbons or Lesser 7-5-3	Ribbons of Bush Clover, Iris, and Cherry Blossom.	Possibly has mekurifuda origins, and shares the same numbers as the Teyaku Nanagosan. The Omote term refers to the front edge of a blade, alluding to its composition of Sword cards.
Tan no Shimozan 短の下三	Tan no Shimosan, Omote Ichinisan [表一二三] (in Tensho)	Lowest Three Ribbons or Lesser 1-2-3	Ribbons of Pine, Willow, and Cherry Blossom.	Has mekurifuda origins. Same as Aka-tan except Plum Blossom is replaced with Willow due to use of Nagoya month sequence. The Omote term refers to the front edge of a blade, alluding to its composition of Sword cards.
Tan no Yashima 短の八島	-	Eight Islands’ Ribbons or Lesser 8-4-11	Geese, Wisteria Ribbon, Willow Ribbon.	Used only in the game Hachi. Possibly has mekurifuda origins, and is a goroawase pun for 8 and 4. The ‘ma’ part refers to uma (11 (horse) in mekurifuda).
Tan no Yashima 短の八島	-	Eight Islands’ Ribbons	Geese, Wisteria Ribbon, Plum Blossom Ribbon.	Same as the Yaku of the same name mentioned above, but Willow is replaced with Plum Blossom for some reason.
Tanzaku 短冊	Tti [띠] in Korean	Ribbons	Five or more Ribbon cards.	-
Teppō 鉄砲	-	Gun	Boar and Deer	Used in Kusuri-gui. Unrelated to the yaku Nomi, which is also called Teppō.
Toyak	-	Nine Animals	Cuckoo, Bridge, Butterflies, Boar, Geese, Sake Cup, Deer, Swallow, Yellow Paulownia Chaff. May or may not include the Bush Warbler.	Used in Palauan Hanakuda. The name is borrowed from Japanese tōyaku [十役].
Tsuki-fuda 月札	Dori Shima [通りシマ] (in Suhara-bana)	Cards of the Month	Four cards of the same month as the current round.	-
Tsukihoto 月ホト	-	Moon Cuckoo	Full Moon and Cuckoo	Old hanafuda designs such as Echigobana did not have the crescent moon on the Cuckoo card, so the Full Moon card is the only card in the deck that depicts a moon.
Tsukimi de Ippai 月見で一杯	Tsukimizake [月見酒], Tsukimi [月見], Tsuki no Utage [月の宴], Ppai [빠이] in Korean, Ippai in Palauan	Moon-viewing	Full Moon and Sake Cup.	-
Tti Daepo 띠 대포	-	Drinking Ribbons	Cherry Blossom Ribbon, Geese, Chrysanthemum Ribbon.	Korean local rule.
Tti Inoshika 띠 이노시카	-	Boar-Deer-Butterflies Ribbons	3 Ribbons matching the months of Boar, Deer,and Butterflies.	Korean local rule.
Tti Ppai 띠 빠이	-	Flower-viewing Ribbons	Cherry Blossom Ribbon, Chrysanthemum Ribbon.	Korean local rule.
Tti Ppai 띠 빠이	-	Moon-viewing Ribbons	Geese, Chrysanthemum Ribbon.	Korean local rule.
Ume Shima 梅島	Ume Tsubo [梅壷]	Four Plum Blossoms	Four Plum Blossom cards.	Has mekurifuda origins.
Ura Bāsan 裏婆さん	-	Club 10-9-8 or Greater 10-9-8	Deer, Sake Cup, Full Moon	Used in Tensho. The Ura term refers to the blunt edge of a blade, alluding to its composition of Club cards.
Ura Gorōjū 裏御老中	Omote Gorōjū [表御老中] (in Tensho)	Lesser Elder or Lesser 5-6-10	Iris Ribbon, Phoenix, Maple Ribbon.	Used in Hon-bana. Possibly has mekurifuda origins, and is a goroawase pun for 5-6-10. Same as Tan no Gorōjū except the Peony Ribbon card has been replaced with the Phoenix card due to usage of Nagoya month sequence.
Ura Hasshikiri 裏ハッシキリ	-	Sword 8-4-12 or Lesser 8-4-12	Full Moon, Cuckoo, Bush Warbler.	Used in Tensho. The Ura term refers to the blunt edge of a blade, alluding to its composition of Club cards.
Ura Ichinisan 裏一二三	-	Club 1-2-3 or Greater 1-2-3	Crane, Swallow, Deer	Used in Tensho as a variant of Shimozan where the Rainman is replaced with Swallow. The Ura term refers to the blunt edge of a blade, alluding to its composition of Club cards.
Ura Ichinijū 裏一二十	-	Club 1-2-10 or Greater 1-2-10	Crane, Swallow, Deer	Used in Tensho as a variant of Danjūrō where the Rainman is replaced with Swallow. The Ura term refers to the blunt edge of a blade, alluding to its composition of Club cards.
Ura Jū-umakiri 裏十馬キリ	-	Club 10-9-12 or Greater 10-9-12	Deer, Sake Cup, Bush Warbler.	Used in Tensho as a variant of Kamisan but with Butterflies replaced with Sake Cup for some reason. The Ura term refers to the blunt edge of a blade, alluding to its composition of Club cards.
Ura Kumasan 裏クマザン	-	Club 9-11-3 or Greater 9-11-3	Sake Cup, Butterflies, Curtain	Used in Tensho. A variant of Kumanosan where the Rainman is replaced with Butterflies due to usage of Nagoya month sequence. The Ura term refers to the blunt edge of a blade, alluding to its composition of Club cards.
Ura Musume 裏娘	-	Club 10-7-8 or Greater 10-7-8	Deer, Boar, Full Moon	Used in Tensho. The Ura term refers to the blunt edge of a blade, alluding to its composition of Club cards.
Ura Musume Bāsan 裏娘婆さん	-	Club 10-9-8-7 or Greater 10-9-8-7	Ura Musume + Ura Bāsan	Used in Tensho. The Ura term refers to the blunt edge of a blade, alluding to its composition of Club cards.
Ura Omote 裏表	-	Front and Back	Omote Sugawara + Akatan	Used in the game Taiyaku.
Ura Sashigo 裏三四五	-	Club 3-4-5 or Greater 3-4-5	Curtain, Cuckoo, Bridge	Used in Tensho. The Ura term refers to the blunt edge of a blade, alluding to its composition of Club cards.
Ura Shimakiri 裏シマキリ	-	Club 4-11-12 or Greater 4-11-12	Cuckoo, Butterflies, Bush Warbler.	Used in Tensho, and is a variant of Kirishima where the Rainman and Phoenix are replaced with Butterflies and Bush Warbler respectively, due to use of Nagoya month sequence. The Ura term refers to the blunt edge of a blade, alluding to its composition of Club cards.
Ura Yashima 裏八島	-	Club 8-4-11 or Greater 8-4-11	Full Moon, Cuckoo, Butterflies.	Used in the game Tensho, and is a variant of Yashima where the Rainnam is replaced with Butterflies due to usage of Nagoya month sequence. The Ura term refers to the blunt edge of a blade, alluding to its composition of Club cards.
Ura Yashimakiri 裏八島キリ	-	Club 8-4-11-12 or Greater 8-4-11-12	Full Moon, Cuckoo, Butterflies, Bush Warbler.	Used in the game Tensho, as a combination of Yashima and Hasshikiri. The Ura term refers to the blunt edge of a blade, alluding to its composition of Club cards.
Yanagi Shima 柳島	Yanagi Zoro [柳ゾロ], Ame Shima [雨島], Ame Zoro [雨ゾロ], Biyak [비약], Bijori [비조리] in Korean	Four Willows	Four Willow cards.	Has mekurifuda origins.
Yashima 八島	-	Eight Islands or Greater 8-4-11	Full Moon, Cuckoo, Rainman.	Used only in the game Hachi. Possibly has mekurifuda origins, and is a goroawase pun for 8 and 4. The ‘ma’ part refers to uma (11 (horse) in mekurifuda).
Yashima 八島	-	Eight Islands	Full Moon, Cuckoo, Bush Warbler.	Same as the Yaku of the same name mentioned above, but the Rainman is replaced with the Bush Warbler for some reason.
Yozakura 夜桜	-	Night Cherry Blossoms	Curtain and Full Moon	-
-	-	Cuckoo Night and Day	Cuckoo, Crane, Full Moon	Used in the game Taiyaku.
-	-	Eleven Chaff	11 Chaff cards.	Used in the game Taiyaku.
-	-	Fifteen Chaff	15 Chaff cards.	Used in the game Taiyaku.
-	-	Five Red Ribbons	Five Red Ribbons, which may or may not have writing.	Used only in the game Taiyaku.
-	-	Four Red Ribbons	Four Red Ribbons, which may or may not have writing.	Used only in the game Taiyaku.
-	-	Fourteen Chaff	14 Chaff cards.	Used in the game Taiyaku.
-	-	Greater Blues	Butterflies, Sake Cup, Deer. (i.e. the Animals of the same months as the Blue Ribbons)	Used in the game Sakura.
-	-	Greater Grass	Cuckoo, Bridge, Boar. (i.e. the Animals of the same months as the Grass Ribbons)	Used in the game Sakura.
-	-	Night Phoenix	Full Moon and Phoenix	-
-	-	One Blue Ribbon	One Blue Ribbon	Used only in the game Taiyaku.
-	-	One Red Ribbon	One Red Ribbon, which may or may not have writing.	Used only in the game Taiyaku.
-	-	Rainy Night	Full Moon and Rainman	-
-	-	Rainy Two Brights	Rainman and either Crane, Curtain, or Phoenix.	-
-	-	Ten Chaff	10 Chaff cards.	Used in the game Taiyaku.
-	-	Thirteen Chaff	13 Chaff cards.	Used in the game Taiyaku.
-	-	Three Red Ribbons	Three Red Ribbons, which may or may not have writing.	Used only in the game Taiyaku.
-	-	Twelve Chaff	12 Chaff cards.	Used in the game Taiyaku.
-	-	Two Blue Ribbons	Two Blue Ribbons	Used only in the game Taiyaku.
-	-	Two Brights	Any two of Crane, Curtain, or Phoenix.	-
-	-	Two Red Ribbons	Two Red Ribbons, which may or may not have writing.	Used only in the game Taiyaku.

¶ Teyaku

¶ Dekiyaku

¶ Special Yaku

¶ Lists of Yaku Names

¶ List of Teyaku Names

¶ Teyaku in Fishing games

¶ Teyaku in Showdown games

¶ Teyaku in Sequence games

¶ List of Dekiyaku Names