しりとり

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of しりとり – see the following entry.

【尻取り】 [noun] 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). Word chain. [noun] capping verses Alternative spelling 尻取

(This term, しりとり (shiritori), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)