Let's play Shiritori (しりとり)!

Hansuke · (#1 (**permalink**))

しりとり is a fun game that in my opinion will help us learn new words.
しりとり is a game in which the players say a word which begins with the same kana of the previous word. Players can use ひらがな (Hiragana), Katakana(かたかな), or Kanji (かんじ).
Here are the basic rules from Wikipedia:

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- Two or more people take turns to play.
- Only nouns are permitted.
- A player who plays a word ending in the mora N (ん) loses the game, as no Japanese word begins with that character.
- Words may not be repeated.

Also, dakuten and handakuten may be ignored. So ぴ can become ひ.
Although I'm still a beginner in Japanese, I find the game pretty fun! Let's begin!

さかな (Fish)

The next person must write a noun that starts with な

robhol · (#2 (**permalink**))

なつ！ (夏 summer)

YuriTokoro · (#3 (**permalink**))

つなみ!　(津波tsunami)

robhol · (#4 (**permalink**))

みかた！
味方

(Ally, friend)

While I'm at it, (although this isn't my topic, just a suggestion,) why don't we all add kanji and English "translations" to the mix? That way, we get to learn even more.

YuriTokoro · (#5 (**permalink**))

たる　（樽　barrel)

Hansuke · (#6 (**permalink**))

るい (塁 Baseball)

robhol · (#7 (**permalink**))

いたみ！
痛み

(Pain. I'm not an emo, I swear!!)

YuriTokoro · (#8 (**permalink**))

みず!!　(水　mizu＝water)

YuriTokoro · (#9 (**permalink**))

Is ず　difficult?
If so…

ずがいこつ　! （頭蓋骨　skull）

Hansuke · (#10 (**permalink**))

つな (綱 Rope)
Yuri, I forgot to say also that dakuten and handakuten may be ignored. So ず becomes す