Word info

shiritori

Noun

Meaning

shiritori (plural shiritori)

(games) A Japanese word game wherein each player must produce a word that begins with the kana that the previous player's word ended with. Only nouns may be used. Words may not be repeated, and a player who chooses a word ending in ん (n) loses, since no normal Japanese noun begins with ん (n). See also: word chain.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

There are Russian wordgames similar to shiritori known as "Igra v slova" ("Игра в слова" -- A game of words) and "Igra v goroda" ("Игра в города" -- A game of cities). Source: Internet

English shiritori A Shiritori game using only English words was invented to help people learn English. Source: Internet

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