Word Meaning 尻取り

しりとり shiritori

尻取り is read as しりとり (shiritori) and means shiritori.

Meaning

English

  1. shiritori
  2. word-chain game
  3. word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player

Reading

Kana

しりとり

Romaji

shiritori

Writing Variants

  • 尻取 しりとり shiritori

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

尻尾

しっぽ

tail (animal)

しり

consequence

受け取り

うけとり

receiving

相撲取り

すもうとり

wrestler

書き取り

かきとり

transcription (of spoken material)

段取り

だんどり

programme

聞き取り

ききとり

listening comprehension

横取り

よこどり

snatching

切り取り

きりとり

cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.)

日取り

ひどり

fixed date

Example Sentences

1

The game of shiritori is played by taking the final sound of the word spoken by the person before you, and then the next person looks for a word that begins with that sound.