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mahjong

Summary

mahjong is a tabletop game[1]. mahjong has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • mahjong's instance of is recorded as tabletop game[3].
  • mahjong's instance of is recorded as tile-based game[4].
  • mahjong's instance of is recorded as board game[5].
  • mahjong's instance of is recorded as gambling[6].
  • mahjong's instance of is recorded as sports discipline[7].
  • mahjong's Commons category is recorded as Mahjong[8].
  • mahjong's Unicode character is recorded as 🀄[9].
  • mahjong's country of origin is recorded as China[10].
  • 1900 marks the founding of mahjong[11].
  • mahjong's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mahjong[12].
  • mahjong's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '麻將'}[13].
  • mahjong's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '麻将'}[14].
  • mahjong's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '麻雀'}[15].
  • mahjong's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '마작'}[16].
  • mahjong's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'vi', 'text': 'mạt chược'}[17].
  • mahjong's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'ไพ่นกกระจอก'}[18].
  • mahjong's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mahjong'}[19].
  • mahjong's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'hi', 'text': 'माहजंग'}[20].
  • mahjong's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'id', 'text': 'Mahyong'}[21].
  • mahjong's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'маджонг'}[22].
  • mahjong's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Маджонг'}[23].
  • mahjong's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Mah-jong'}[24].
  • mahjong's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Mah Jong'}[25].
  • mahjong's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hk', 'text': '麻雀'}[26].
  • mahjong's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-mo', 'text': '麻雀'}[27].

Why It Matters

mahjong has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] mahjong is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

China

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . news.stanford.edu. Retrieved . news.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Marcandre.lureau · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14579 → 17980
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  2. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → ['Q287618', 'Q1188693', 'Q2755547']
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  3. 9w ago · Yukkuri Shambis · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → —
    Subclass of → ['Q287618', 'Q1188693', 'Q2755547']
    Country of origin → China
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    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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