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Junchan: terminals everywhere, no honors

Junchan requires a terminal in every group and the pair, at least one sequence, and no honors; it is worth 3 han closed or 2 open.

Junchan rule and value

Junchan (純全帯幺九) requires a terminal, 1 or 9, in each of the four groups and in the pair. The hand must contain at least one sequence and may not use any honor. It is worth 3 han closed and 2 han after a call.

A valid junchan hand

The hand 123m 789m 111p 789s 99p meets the rule: every group reaches an end, the pair is terminal, and no wind or dragon appears. A 2 or 8 can sit inside a 123 or 789 sequence, but a group such as 456 has no terminal and breaks the yaku.

Junchan, chanta, and honroutou

Junchan can combine with sanshoku doujun, ittsuu, and, in a closed hand, iipeikou. It never combines with chanta because having no honors is exactly what upgrades the pattern from chanta to junchan. It also does not combine with honroutou, which allows no sequences.

When to open the hand

This hand is often slower than it first looks. Middle tiles connect blocks well, while terminals have fewer ways to improve. Do not open simply because junchan survives calls: compare shanten, ukeire, and the value lost before each chi or pon.

Rules references

  • Tenhou rulesReference profile used for game mechanics and scoring.
  • WRC Rules 2025International rules compared whenever their options differ from Tenhou.

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