尻取

Japanese

Kanji in this term
尻	取
しり Grade: S	と(り) Grade: 3
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 尻取 – see the following entry.

【尻取しりとり】 [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

(This term, 尻取, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)