Shiritori

Shiritori, or しりとり, is a Japanese word game that is very popular with young Japanese children. It doesn't require any materials, so it's great for passing the time when you don't have anything else. It's a great way to learn Japanese and increase your vocabulary.

Shiritori is composed of the words shiri, which means "butt", and tori, which means "to take". This game requires you to take the ends of words and create new words that begin with the end word.

How to do it:

Setup:

This game requires at least two players. Any word that does not end in n can be used as the starting word. Some people choose to use しりとり (Shiritori), as their starting word.

Gameplay:

Players alternate saying the word that begins with the ending (hiragana) of the previous word. Continue until one player runs out of words, or a player says a word ending with ん.

This is an example of how the game could look with players A andB:

A: しりとり (shiritori), - the starting word

B: りす (risu)

A: すいか (suika)

B: かめ (kame)

A: めろん (meron). Player A loses, because they used ん to describe their words

Rules:

You lose if you use a word ending with ん. Japanese does not have words that begin with ん.

Two words cannot be used at once

Combining words is forbidden.

Shiritori may also have other "local" rules. You can also decide whether you allow people to use their names, places names, book names, etc.

You must decide which rule to use if a word ends with a small hiragana, such as yayuyo. The combination or the small hiragana can be used as the beginning of the new word. The next word after きんぎょ (kingiyo) can be either よる(yoru) or ぎょうしゃ (gyousha).

How to win:

The remaining players win if the other players are unable to say a word or use ん words.

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