単騎待ち

Reading

Kana: たんきまち

Romaji: tankimachi

Definition

noun

1

waiting for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; waiting for half of one's pair with four melds completed

(Mahjong term)

Kanji

単

Readings: タン、 ひとえ

Meanings: simple, one, single, merely

騎

Reading: キ

Meanings: equestrian, riding on horses, counter for equestrians

待

Readings: タイ、 ま.つ、 -ま.ち

Meanings: wait, depend on