Let's play a Shiritori Game - Japanese word game

[doinkies]

ギリシャ　Greece

(BTW kusunoki-san, although the word もみじ is commonly written as 紅葉, the word actually refers to a kind of maple tree that grows in Japan. It probably does have red leaves, though, which is why it's written that way. ^^)

[sl0815]

社会主義 (しゃかいしゅぎ) - socialism

[ralian]

kikansha きかんしゃ　機関車　−−a locomotive

次は「しゃ」か「や」ですね。
Next word begins with "sha" or "ya".

[maikeru :D]

こんばんはみなさん！！！
おげんきですか？
このゲームおもしろいてすね？

ヤクザ　(Yakuza)

[Fehrant]

ざちょう (chairman, or some important hierarchical position in a company)

[ralian]

魚の目　uonome -- a corn
「足の裏に魚の目が出来て、痛いよー」:(
次は「め」です。
Next word begins with "me".

[maikeru :D]

女神　→　めがみ　Goddess

[maikeru :D]

女神　→　めがみ　Goddess
woops sorry for multiple post :(

[Fehrant]

水 - みず (Water)

[tanhql]

姿（すがた）　

いいですか？

[Fehrant]

大学 (だいがく) -- University.

[tanhql]

果物(くだもの)　fruits

[Fehrant]

ノート -- Notebook.

[Mukade]

豆乳　－　とうにゅう　－　soy milk

[BlackenedEyes]

Umi - beach

[Fehrant]

今 (いま) -- now.

[maikeru :D]

mado (window)

[tanhql]

動物(どうぶつ)
animal

[Fehrant]

机 (つくえ) -- desk.

[ralian]

エチケット　－－etiquet

「お風呂に入るときのエチケットを教えてくれますか。」
次は「と」です。
Next word begins with "to".

[Fehrant]

とにかく -- anyhow, at any rate

Next words beings with "ku" (or "gu"?)

[Mikawa Ossan]

組合　くみあい　Union

[Fehrant]

いかにも -- indeed, correct.

[ralian]

餅（もち）mochi --rice cake

「餅は私の大好物よ」
次は「ち」です。
Next word begins with "chi".

[Fehrant]

父上(ちちうえ) -- father.

Next word begins with "e".

[yamasakura]

>父上(ちちうえ) -- father.
>Next word begins with "e".

映画（えいが）　movie

[Fehrant]

学生 (がくせい) -- student.

[Zhivago]

祈り（いのり）

-prayer

[Fehrant]

りんご -- apple.

[sl0815]

漁業 (ぎょぎょう) - fishing industry :wave:

[Fehrant]

The word was supposed to start with "go"? :okashii:

運命(うんめい) -- destiny.

[sl0815]

Ooops! Sorry! :bluush:

委員会 (いいんかい) - committee

[Fehrant]

苺 (いちご) -- strawberry.

[TGO]

合理的な(ごうりてきな) - reasonable, logical, rational

[Mikawa Ossan]

Am I wrong in thinking that な is not actually a part of the word 合理的? Especially in modern usage?

However, for the sake of promoting 和 amongst ourselves, my next word is:

仲間　（なかま）　friend, "one of us", an "insider", etc.

[Fehrant]

まさか -- hard to explain, let's see... "unbelievable", "by no means", and expressions like that.

[Timey]

香り　ー　かおり　-　scent

[Fehrant]

理由 (りゆう) -- reason, motive.

[Timey]

郵送　(ゆうそう）　ーー mailing

[Fehrant]

海 (うみ) -- sea.

[TGO]

魅力 - attraction

[Timey]

区域　（くいき）　-- territory

[TGO]

機会 - chance

[moofs]

行き止まり(ikidomari) - dead end

[Mikawa Ossan]

理想　りそう an ideal

[Timey]

運動　（うんどう）　- exercise

[TGO]

嘘　（うそ） - a lie

[Timey]

空　そら　ー sky

[himitsu124]

楽園（らくえん） - paradise

[Mikawa Ossan]

楽園（らくえん） - paradise
Hello, himitsu124! You must be new to shiritori; words are not allowed to end in ん. Picking such a word ends the game.

I'll give you the benefit of a doubt however and start up again with the next to last one, え.

閻魔　えんま The Japanese name for this guy. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yama_%28Buddhism_and_Chinese_mythology%29)

[Fehrant]

待て(まて) -- to wait

[Talitha_Cumi]

て！　（手）a hand　:blush:

[tanhql]

手紙（てがみ）letter

[himitsu124]

A sorry about that.

魅力　（みりょく）　－ charm

[TGO]

真夜中 (まよなか) - midnight

[Talitha_Cumi]

蚊！（か）mosquito:blush:

[doinkies]

香り（かおり） - fragrance, scent

[TGO]

理由（りゅう） - reason

[Tomii515]

うんち　(poop) XD

[doinkies]

地球（ちきゅう） - Earth

[nice gaijin]

運動会 （うんどうかい） - a sports meet

Just in case people need a reminder, the rules specify that only nouns are acceptable entries, so no verbs please!

[doinkies]

海豚（いるか, usually written in katakana as イルカ) - dolphin

[TGO]

構う　（かまう） - care

[maikeru :D]

ushiro (back)

[TGO]

廊下　（ろうか） - corridor

[Mamoru-kun]

蟷螂(kamakiri - kind of insect, but don't remember how to say in english ;-))

[maikeru :D]

両親　（りょうしん）
one's parents

[Mikawa Ossan]

Maybe you don't know this, but a word ending in ん ends the game....(How about trying again?)

[Mamoru-kun]

Bah, we could have added 新宿（しんじゅく）...it's not asif the next move was impossible, ね？ ;-)

[Mikawa Ossan]

OK, 新宿 it is, then!

くしゃみ　sneeze

[yamada]

みず　水　water

[Timey]

ズボン　-　trousers

[Mikawa Ossan]

Um......................................

Words in shiritori are not allowed to end in ん. It ends the game.

[Timey]

sorry...
pass then.. :p

[Kyoko_desu]

It's ok, Timey-san.
Even Japanese people sometimes make the same mistake.:-)

OK....a word starting with ず...

図形　ずけい　(graphic figure)

[ralian]

:jama: Hi everyone. I'm back.
I just came back from Japan.
It was soooo hot there, but I put Yukata on and joined Bon-Odori.
It was fun! ほっ！！＼(^o＼) (／o^)／はっ！！
居合い抜き　いあいぬき　−a quick draw of the sword; to draw one's sword in a flash.
「あの人は居合い抜きの名人だ」
次は「き」です。
Next word begins with "ki".

[Saikou_Kun]

"Ki~" tteba... sugu ni "kimoi" ><;;;;
Oi~! (^3^)~~~~~~~~~~~*Kyoku Desu* CHUUUU!

[maikeru :D]

was the previous word kimoi???
糸 (いと）　－　Thread

[Saikou_Kun]

yossha~! sorede..... TOGIRERU (途切れる) :p

[Tenshi]

hello you all I m back
OBI

Rallian you in a yukata that I would like to see hahahaha

[hostilecrayon]

ルキア！ - Rukia

Someone watches too much Bleach... It's not me, not me! I swear it!

[Saikou_Kun]

ありえない　（arienai)

[hostilecrayon]

岩！　（いわ） Iwa.

I gave this nickname to my friend because he's so solid. XD Just like a rock!

[Takakoo]

和食・Washoku
Japanese food.

OMG I haven't been here in ages. O_O Doesn't seem like much has changed.

[Mirai Naza-kun]

黒い(くろい) Black.

[hostilecrayon]

居眠り　（いねむり）　Inemuri

Doze!

Zzzzzz...

[Takakoo]

リンダリンダ・Linda Linda

Fun song by The Blue Hearts (http://www.last.fm/music/The+Blue+Hearts). XD

[hostilecrayon]

だから　Therefore

This is my favorite connector. >.>; It's all Urahara's fault.

Once again, who's obsessed with Bleach? It couldn't be me. No way.

[Takakoo]

月・らいと・Light

Main character of Death Note manga series.

[ax]

とがらし
pimente

[Mikawa Ossan]

下敷き　したじき　Sorry, I have no idea how to translate this, although it's an easy enough concept. You put something under your paper while you're writing so there's a barrier between your writing surface and the hard desk underneath. That "something" is a shitajiki.

[warakawa]

木苺　きいちご

[Tomii515]

五　ご。。。。。。。。。

[Takakoo]

子供・こども・child

[chickie]

ものもらい　hordeolum, sty

[Mikawa Ossan]

怒り いかり　anger, rage

[Tomii515]

理屈　りくつ

[Takakoo]

ツナ・Tsuna
Tuna(fish)

次は「な」です。

[ralian]

鍋物　（なべもの）−−food served in the pot
「冬は鍋物が一番だね」
私は鍋物が大好き！
次は「の」です。
Next word begins with "no".
Tenshi-san, I'll upload my pic in ukata.

[Mirai Naza-kun]

呪い
noroi
curse

leik, ther iz a tweny char limit!!111

[maxchu]

:wave: いす　chair (hope it's not too short...)

[Tomii515]

すごい really (the adverb, right?)

[MrWabu]

adverbs can be turned into nouns easily, in your example: すごさ
anyway, to keep things moving...

いか (squid)

[Tomii515]

可愛い　（かわいい）　Adorable =D

[MrWabu]

イギリス (いぎりす） Yay England!

[chickie]

すあま(素甘)　Suama　I don't know an English word for this word:hey:
It's a kind of Japanese confectionery.

[TwistedMac]

まご　(孫) Grandchild. (amidoingitrite?)

[MrWabu]

御迷惑 （ごめいわく） - Annoyance/Trouble

[Tomii515]

くま　Bear　＝D　Yay! Kuma ^^

[maikeru :D]

満月　（まんげつ）　ー　Full Moon

[MrWabu]

津波　（つなみ）　- Tsunami/Tidal Wave

[maikeru :D]

こんにちは　皆さん！！！
店　（みせ）　Shop:cool:

[Kyoko_desu]

こんにちは　皆さん！！！
店　（みせ）　Shop:cool:

こんにちは、maikeruさん！よろしく〜〜！

背中　（せなか）　(back)

[Nall-ohki]

金　（かね）　Money!

<Padding to 20 characters>

[Nicky]

ネクタイ 「ねくたい」- Necktie

[Mikawa Ossan]

いびき　snoring, snore

"The message you have entered is too short. Please............."

[MrWabu]

記憶　（きおく）　memory, recollection

[maikeru :D]

こんにちは！

苦しみ　（くるしみ）　−　Pain

こんにちは、maikeruさん！よろしく〜〜！

背中　（せなか）　(back)

こんにちはきょうこさん、よろしくおねがいします！！ :wave:

[MrWabu]

三河　（みかわ）　Mikawa region of Japan. Yay Mikawa!

[Mikawa Ossan]

MrWabu just made a friend!:wave:

ワープロ word processer

[maikeru :D]

露天風呂　（ろてんぶろ）　ー　Hot Spring

[MrWabu]

MrWabu just made a friend!:wave:
Yay!　:wave:

ロボット (ろぼっと）　Robot

[Kyoko_desu]

友達　（ともだち）　friend :beer:

[maikeru :D]

ハロ　皆さん！！
力　（ちから）　ー　Strength/Power

[Niedy]

ラムネ　(really sweet drink, in a funny bottle :cool: )

[MrWabu]

ラムネ　飲みたいなあ

ネズミ　－　ねずみ　－　Mouse

[Mikawa Ossan]

未納　みのう ....oh great, another word I don't have a clean translation for... How about "unpaid", although it's a little different....

[Niedy]

閏年
uruudoshi
leap year (i think that's the correct english translation... not sure... those years where february has 29 days ^^)

[ralian]

塩漬け（shiozuke）salted food, food preserved(pickled)in salt
鮭の塩漬けが大好き！

[JAL]

keisansuru - e ... to count ? am i right?:relief:
Please, I would be thankfull if you all could write with roman letters too, i cant read hiragana....:souka:

[-Rudel-]

eigo - えいご - 英語 - English

You can't read them or you can't see them to read?

[Niedy]

eigo - えいご - 英語 - English
You can't read them or you can't see them to read?

shouldn't it be ru? the e i think indicates "thinking" ^^

留守
rusu
absence

[JAL]

sumimasen - excuse me :")
to-Rodel-: "i can't read hiragana....."
sorry,i have not read the rules :),
suru - to do :-)

[MrWabu]

ルームメート　- Ru-mu・Me-to - Roommate

[JAL]

mukou - opposite side? am i right?

if i have writen(kaku?) something wrong, please corect me - i mean show me my mistakes.

only from mistakes some people can learn (hanabu?), me too.:okashii:

mybe,
mukougawa - is right? opposite side - so am i right or not? im still learning japanese and i know only some 200 words, mybe more, mybe less. :souka:

[Niedy]

I think 向こう側 (mukougawa) is better... mukou just means opposite... (direction, party, etc.)

so... u... from mukou

梅干し
umeboshi
tried plum

*yuck* :p

[Nall-ohki]

印　（しるし） shirushi

- A mark

[Niedy]

死に神
shinigami
(god of) death

[MrWabu]

港 - みなと - minato - port

[Mikawa Ossan]

投票　とうひょう a vote

Hey MrWabu! How've you been!

[ralian]

植木鉢　（うえきばち）uekibachi--- flowerpot
「植木鉢の花が咲いたよ」
次は「ち」です。
Next word begins with "chi".

[Niedy]

チーズ
cheese ^-^

Ok... i need 20 charecters, or it won't let me post this message... so next is: zu

[Nall-ohki]

ずっと　zutto - throughout

Next up is と (to)

[MrWabu]

東京タワー
とうきょう・たわー Tokyo Tower, a famous Tokyo landmark

Hey MrWabu! How've you been!
Been good, thanks for asking. You?

[JAL]

Sumimasen,
while Mrwabu have writen in hiragana (I guess), I kan not read the word. So i have two questions:
1) how meny charakters is in hiragana alphabet? (watashi wa baka desu!)
2) why are some words in this forum marked red???

[Kyoko_desu]

Hi there, JAL-san, nice to meet you! :wave:

Since this thread is only for the shiritori word game, you are not supposed to post a question here, but please do not worry. We have some other section where you can ask questions about Japanese language.

Please check here. (http://www.jref.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=106)
You can create a new thread by clicking the button saying "new thread" on the left and ask anything about Japanese language there. There are always many nice people there who can help you out with your questions. You are always welcome!:-)

Now, let me get back to the shiritori game

My word is 綿菓子（わたがし）- watagashi -cotton candy

[JAL]

Arigato Kyoko_desu-san! (i am not sure about "san")
shiru - to know, or mybe - to know something would be better.
Next is ru! :*)

[MrWabu]

ルール
るーる / ru-ru / Rule

[Niedy]

ルート
ruuto
Root, Route

japanese words starting with ru are only very few ones... ;>.>

[MrWabu]

とろろ
薯蕷 (I think this is usually written in hiragana)
tororo
grated yam

This gets mashed up and put on noodles, a little bit expensive. I don't like this stuff, its texture when mashed is quite horrid.

[Xenith]

論文 - ろんぶん - ronbun
(unsure of the kanji for this one)
Essay or paper (dictionary also translates it as 'thesis')

Happens to be what I'm working on at the moment!

Oops, can't use that word! Let's try something different:

論じる - ろんじる - ronjiru
To discuss (or argue)

[Mikawa Ossan]

Let's play Shiritori Game! :cool:
しりとり　を　しましょう！
Rule 1: You have to come up with a word that begins with the final kana of the previous word. You can use katakana words such as “furuutsu”(fruit) 「フルーツ」.
Rule 2: The word can not end with "n".「ん」
Rule 3: Nouns only.
Rule 4: You can ignore Dakuten/Handakuten if you like.
ga,gi,gu,ge,go ------> ka,ki,ku,ke,ko
da,di,du,de,do ------> ta,chi,tsu,te,to
ba,bi,bu,be,bo ------>ha,hi,hu,he,ho
pa,pi,pu,pe,po ------> ha,hi,hu,he,ho
Example: “Happi”「はっぴ」 -----> “Hiragana” 「ひらがな」
I'll start.

Man, I hate to do this to you on your first post, but try again, Xenith!

[Xenith]

Man, I hate to do this to you on your first post, but try again, Xenith!

Boy, you're too fast for me. You posted right before I fixed my mistake. :)
So let's repeat the new word for continuity's sake:

論じる - ろんじる - ronjiru
To discuss (or argue)

[MrWabu]

Verbs aren't allowed either :p
I'll use it anyway...

留守
るす
ru-su
absense

[taka]

suzume
すずめ
雀
sparrow:-)

[Xenith]

女神 - めがみ - megami

Goddess

[MrWabu]

ミートソース
みーとそーす
mi-to・so-su
Meat sauce... like bolognese.

[taka]

suika
すいか
スイカ
西瓜
watermelon

[Arimethys]

髪の毛　（かみのけ） hair
(sorry for jumping from page 1 to page 37 :D)

[Ahega]

敬語　・　けいご　('cause it gives me hard times during lessons x_X)

[MrWabu]

ごちそうさまでした
gochisousamadeshita
Said after meals

[Niedy]

旅人
たびびと
tabibito
traveller

[Xenith]

糖菓 - とうか - touka

Sweets or candy

[Arimethys]

顔　(かお) (kao) face　
------------------------------------------
　

[MrWabu]

男前
おとこまえ
otokomae
Handsome man

[Xenith]

えんぴつ - enpitsu

Pencil

(I was tempted to use えっち :)

[hydrangea]

maegami まえがみ　前髪　（forelock)

[JAL]

mieru - to see ... I hope that I am right....

[taka]

mieru is a verb.
According to the rule, only nouns can be used.:(
http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?p=202508#post202508


Anyway, I follow.
ルイージ
るいーじ
ruiiji
Luigi:the little brother of Mario
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/a88j/chotto/L_taiki.gif

[Mikawa Ossan]

自動販売機　じどうはんばいき　vending machine

Another (shortened) way to say this is 自販機　（じはんき）.

[MrWabu]

菊
きく
kiku
chrysanthemum (had to check that spelling, so much easier in Japanese :-p )

[maikeru :D]

国　（くに）　Kuni-　Country
:cool:

[ralian]

煮豆（にまめ）nimame--boiled beans.

Next word bigins with "me".
次は「め」です。

[namakemono]

めだか(MEDAKA)：a killifish

めーだーかーの学校はかーわーのなかー♪
"The school of the medaka is an inside in the river♪"
(A children's song:めだかの学校,The school of the medaka）



NEXT "（か）KA" please!

[MrWabu]

家事
かじ
kaji
house work

[Xenith]

仕合わせ者 - しあわせもの - shiawasemono

Something of good fortune. My dictionary translates as "fortunate person."

[MrWabu]

仕合わせ者 - しあわせもの - shiawasemono
Something of good fortune. My dictionary translates as "fortunate person."
Your kanji for しあわせ are slightly off, it should be 幸せ.
Also, the character 者（もの） refers to people. As in 若者 (わかもの） young person/people or 医者（いしゃ） doctor.
This is different from the 物（もの） that refers to things such as 食べ物.
I hope that clears up the confusion.
ちなみに、僕は幸せ者だよ



ノープロ
no-puro
"No problem". I read that somewhere in this forum, I think kyoko_desu mentioned it.

[Kyoko_desu]

ノープロ
no-puro
"No problem". I read that somewhere in this forum, I think kyoko_desu mentioned it.

Hehe, yeah, it's a slang word though.

OK, the next word is:

ろくでなし
rokudenashi

It's an old and kind of out-dated word referring to a stupid or useless person. Couldn't think of any other words starting with "ro".:p

[doinkies]

シーツ sheet(s)

(doinkies couldn't really think of any other words XD)

[Xenith]

Your kanji for しあわせ are slightly off, it should be 幸せ.
Also, the character 者（もの） refers to people. As in 若者 (わかもの） young person/people or 医者（いしゃ） doctor.
This is different from the 物（もの） that refers to things such as 食べ物.
I hope that clears up the confusion.


I had the right kanji for もの, wrong translation. :blush:

From what I can find, 仕合わせ is also a correct reading.

Here's an easy word:
月 - つき - tsuki
Moon

[Dutch Baka]

kimono ー　きもの

Kimono-Clothes

(I started playing this game with my Elementary school kids in the lunch time.. funny game, and good to learn some more vocabulary)

[Mikawa Ossan]

Your kanji for しあわせ are slightly off, it should be 幸せ.

Ah, my friend MrWabu, I am so sorry! Technically 仕合せ is more "correct" than 幸せ, not that it's a big deal or anything.

野良猫　のらねこ stray cat

[MrWabu]

Ah, my friend MrWabu, I am so sorry! Technically 仕合せ is more "correct" than 幸せ, not that it's a big deal or anything.
しまったなあ。

Keeping the cat theme...
子猫
こねこ
koneko
Kitten

[taka]

子
こ
ko
child
next word is also from Ko.:-)

[undrentide]

孤島　（ことう） kotou
solitary island

[taka]

歌
うた
uta
song
:singer:

next, Ta

[JAL]

Taberu - to eat, .... mmm :)

[Xenith]

It's hard to find a word that begins with 'ru'. Luckily I have my trusty ol' dictionary.

留守番 - るすばん - rusuban
House sitting (looking after someone's house while they are away)

[MrWabu]

... and what does that word end in?

[MrWabu]

Ignoring xenith's word...

ルーキー
ru-ki-
Rookie/Xenith :-p

[maikeru :D]

金額　（きんがく）　－amount of money

[taka]

くるま
車
kuruma
car:car:

next, Ma

[jellyfisu]

マジック ~ majikku!

Magic, LoL~

Next is "ku"...

[doinkies]

空気（くうき／kuuki） - atmosphere

[MorenoKatoh]

錐揉み状態(kirimomizyoutai)
next い(i)

[chryseis]

いのしし ~ inoshishi (wild boar)

[MrWabu]

印
しるし
shi-ru-shi
symbol

[maikeru :D]

失敗　－Shippai

Failure

[undrentide]

Wow, we are on the 38 pages already!
I think that some of you want to know what words were used in the past, so here is the list:

しりとり　理科　かに　日曜日　美術　月　黄色　老衰 　意味　ミミズ　スーパー　パチンコ　こたつ　津波　耳　緑　力士　島　招き猫 　言葉　場所　翌日　罪　味方　球　股　魂　苺　ゴキ ブリ　リール　留守番電話　和服　車椅子　水槽　浮き袋　ろうそ く　黒い　 色　廊下　片仮名　仲良し　しりとり　リング　軍国主 義　銀行　渦巻き　機関車　病　一年生　育英　意識　 着ぐるみ　ミノムシ　寝台　稲妻　真夏　鶴　 ルーム　紫水晶　梅干　詩歌　完璧　金曜日　鬢付け油　雷 鳥　ラブホテル　ルーマニア　アホ　微笑み　源　唐辛子　塩　音符　武士道 　道頓堀　力士　仕事 　虎猫　恋人　虜　恋文　耳　蜜柑／土産　現実　一日 　力　乱交　梅　夫婦　鶏肉　腐る　ルー　留守　水流　生まれ変わる　留守電　
渡り廊下／累加　官製はがき　幾何　餓鬼　きもい　致 し方　宝くじ　自転車　社長　裏道　チュー　スライド　近道　チンピラ　ライプツィヒ　ひとり　 リサイクル　ルージュ　純白　果物　飲みます　残り火　左　利益　きな 粉餅　地下　カナリヤ　やはり　立憲王政　意識　喫茶 　才能　浮気者　喉　道玄坂　亀　目薬　略述　一日　 千代紙　民主主義　銀行　高血圧　都合　行楽客　靴下 　卵　コンピューター　食べ物　の後で　電話　和製　移住　運転手　指　琵琶　詫び　美少年たち　近い　田舎　鰹節　 屍　猫　肥し　死　白熊　毎日　直訳　蔵店　切腹　苦 しい　熊　饅頭　うがい　いかが　 画家　カツ　つるし柿　京都　トマト　卵　小雨　メイ キャップ　フランス　スイス　水曜日　美術学校　兎　 距離　リンゴ　ゴマすり　領収書　食堂　時計　 命知らず　スライド　ど根性ガエル　留守　スリッパ　 場所　食堂　泥鰌　雨期　気違い　犬小屋　厄介　イタ チ　地球　歌　宝物　能力　暗い　移住　うるさい　胃 潰瘍　ヨーロッパ　パチンコ　恋　池袋　六本木　着替え　エロチ ック　黒白　ローマ字　鹿　仮名遣い　一生懸命　行き先　后　金曜日　 ヒトデ　電子辞書　予定　犬掻き　貴様　麻薬　苦労　 欝　通　美しい　戦　珊瑚　極　クール　ルビ　ビー玉　魔法使い　移動　団扇　私　乗客　位　イグアナ　 何　日記　機動力　競争　ウルトラ　来週　埋立地　著 者　やった　戦い　異体字　純情　浮かぶ　斑　京都　 匿名　妹　時計　命乞い　一致　血祭り　料理　理論

熱　壷　本当に　日本語　誤字　自由席　季節　都合　 胡麻　真　共食い　いかが　学寮　ウナギ　義務　蒸し 暑い　一月　突き当たり　リング　具体的　肝　もうか りまっか　考え　映画　歌留多　ため　芽生える　留守 　素顔　面白い　楽しい　隕石　牙　化け物　のろける 　ルーレット　とほほ　本物　脳みそ　相当　ウサギ　擬音語　誤魔化し　白黒　碌な　夏　釣り仲間　真似る　 ルームメート　時　貴札　強く　果物　能天気　金高　構う　うん こ　子猫　こんにちは　早口　小さい　池袋　蝋　うろ 覚え　江ノ島　任せとき　気合　板の間　守って　手も足もでな い　医院

天籟　いたちごっこ　雇用　ウサギ　位記　近作　靴紐 　物語　陸海　嫌がらせ　先生　犬　田舎　鴨　桃色　 廊下　家族　口　小さい　入り口　力　ラッキョウ　ウ ナギ　義父　吹き出物　飲み放題　一歩一歩　ポケベル 　ルンバ　はがき　気候　浮気　気持ち　地球　売れ残 り　リンゴ　剛毅　貴様　町　散る　流浪　兎小屋　優 しい　生き物　農地　ちょっと　鳥　リットル　類似　 事務　蒸し暑い　井戸　ドア　アメリカ　家庭　五日　 関係　イントロ　ろくでなし　清水　随時　辞書　食事 　事務所　書類　一番　ンジャメナ　長い　イギリス　 涼しい　イヤリング　群馬　魔法使い　インテリ　流行 　宇宙　内輪　和紙　仕業　ざくろ　労働　運動会　芋 虫　支援

傍観者　やくざ　座椅子　進む　無意味　湖　右側　我 輩　今様歌　タバコ　ごめんなさい　居酒屋　焼肉　果 物／詳しい　岩場　番号　ウスノロ　廊下　神様　まあ まあ　ある日　向日葵　利子　自発的　気楽　食いしん 坊　梅　名刺　神話　ワニ　日用　兎　擬音語　合成　いわゆる　ルーズソックス　スーパー　パチンコ　子猫　孤高　美しい　射る　類似　時代　 印象　うらやましい　芋虫　親切　通信販売　活け花　 生易しい　意識　君　ストーブ　武士　渋谷　役所　将棋　銀行　渦巻き　記事　し ゃぶしゃぶ　武士道　牛　静かに　肉　栗　リボ払い　 戦　叫び　描写　シャムネコ　小石　杓文字　仕事　と ころで　テープ　無事　事務室　土　調律　詰まらない　忙しかった 　タンポポ　方法　歌　玉ねぎ　胡瓜　竜宮　有無　虫 　シャボン玉　回りくどい　イスラエル　留守　素敵　 気絶　爪楊枝　暫く　蜘蛛　桃　もっと　隣　リング　 偶数　鮨　美しい　妹　扉　来月　次　牛車　約束　靴 下　大好き　期末　月　来た　ただいま　兎　偽証　証 拠　今年　四国　黒　ローマ字　地雷　医者　喋り　リトマス紙　失礼　医学　国 　虹　自動車　洒落　零下　カレーライス　鈴鹿サーキット　特別　疲れる　ルゥ　歌う　上着　餃子　残業 　伺う　運転する　留守番　んみゃーち　留守　住んでます　昴　流刑　岩　割引　記憶　黒 い　いろいろ　ロバ　薔薇　ラジオ　お構いなく　くし ゃみ　道　地図　頭痛　運動　売り　理事　塩辛い　入 り口　地下鉄　通訳　くるみ割り　リス　李　目的／餅 　ちんすこう　鵜飼　異名　浮き　気功砲　嘘発見器　 菊　靴　燕　免許　洋楽　熊猫　恋草　逆撫で　手作り 　利用　嘘泣き　危機　きもい　庵　リゾート　とげとげしい　いじられた　タンポポ　ポプラ　お なら　来週　裏切り者　野薔薇　ラジウム　胸焼け　毛 虫　心中　宇宙　受付　計画　詳しい　岩間　眉毛　限 界　痛い　飲食　薬屋　闇鍋　弁護士　新曲　詳しい　 烏賊　確率　通貨　カブトムシ　栞　略語　五月　月夜 　ヨガ　画用紙　白　ロック　九月　津波　未発達　妻 　魔女　じょお（？）　おなら　ラジオ　沖縄　私　獅 子身中　裏口営業　腕　出来栄え　選ぶ　ブリキ　記載 事項　ください　樵　鱗翅類　イカナゴ　語尾　美挙　 予感／夜更け　稽古　木霊　魔境　興味　ツチノコ　子 ども　紅葉　実　次　ギリシャ　社会主義　機関車　ヤ クザ　座長　魚の目　女神　水　姿　大学　果物　ノート　豆乳　海　今　窓　動物　机　エチケット　とにか く　組合　いかにも　餅　父上　学生　祈り　リンゴ　 漁業　運命　委員会　苺　合理的な　仲間　まさか　香 り　理由　郵送　海　魅力　区域　機会　行き止まり　 運動　嘘　空　楽園／閻魔　待て　手　手紙　魅力　真 夜中　蚊　香り　理由　うんち　地球　運動会　イルカ 　構う　後ろ　廊下　蟷螂　両親　

新宿　くしゃみ　水　ズボン／図形　居合い抜き　きも い　糸　途切れる　ルキア　ありえない　岩　和食　黒 い　居眠り　リンダリンダ　だから　ライト　唐辛子　 下敷き　木苺　五　子ども　ものもらい　怒り　理屈　 ツナ　鍋物　呪い　椅子　凄い　烏賊　可愛い　イギリ ス　すあま　孫　ご迷惑　熊　満月　津波　店　背中　 金　ネクタイ　いびき　記憶　苦しみ　三河　ワープロ　露天風呂　ロボット　友だち　ラムネ　ネズミ　 未納　閏年　塩漬け　計算する　英語（？）留守　する　ルームメート　向こう　梅干　印　死神　港　投票　植木鉢　チーズ　ずっと　東京タワー　綿菓子　知る　ルール　ルート　とろろ　論文／論じる　留守　スズメ　女神　ミートソース　スイカ　髪の毛　敬語　ごちそうさまでした　旅人 　糖菓　顔　男前　鉛筆　前髪　見える　ルイージ　自動販売機　菊　国　煮豆　メダカ　家事　幸せ者 　ノープロ　ろくでなし　シーツ　月　着物　野良猫　子　孤島　歌　食べる　留守番 ／ルーキー　金額　車　マジック　空気　錐もみ状態　イノシシ　 印　失敗

*Those marked in red are not nouns - they're adjective, adverb, phrase, sentence, etc.

Rule 1: You have to come up with a word that begins with the final kana of the previous word. You can use katakana words such as “furuutsu”(fruit) 「フルーツ」.
Rule 2: The word can not end with "n".「ん」
Rule 3: Nouns only.
Rule 4: You can ignore Dakuten/Handakuten if you like.
ga,gi,gu,ge,go ------> ka,ki,ku,ke,ko
da,di,du,de,do ------> ta,chi,tsu,te,to
ba,bi,bu,be,bo ------>ha,hi,hu,he,ho
pa,pi,pu,pe,po ------> ha,hi,hu,he,ho
Example: “Happi”「はっぴ」 -----> “Hiragana” 「ひらがな」

[Glenn]

お・・・お疲れさまでした！すごいですね、undrentideさん。

では、私は一つ寄付しようか。

移民動労（いみんどうろう）-- immigrant labor

では、また！

[JAL]

Gome, sorry Glenn,while i can se ???????? ????? right now, I will continue with maikeru:D-san writen word.... "funny, i have writen maikeru: D original name, but ... you can see what hapened"
inu - doog, I guess.

[quamp]

縫いぐるみ(nuigurumi) Stuffed toy animal

[JAL]

mizu - water ,i guess.... . :?

[maikeru :D]

Sorry JAL but mizu (みず)　already been used. Nice try though. :cool: You should check undrentide's post for words which have been used so far. Keep on trying! :-) Thanks for the list undrentide. :wave:

I'll continue with quamp's entry of 縫いぐるみ(nuigurumi) Stuffed toy animal.
蜜 (mitsu) - nectar / honey

[MrWabu]

作り方
つくりかた
tsukurikata
How to make / Way of making

[quamp]

退屈 (たいくつ) taikutsu
Boredom, tedium

[JAL]

tsukue - Desk
Am i right?I Hope that I am right and noone have used this name befor in this game. :relief:
I must learn kana, but i am so lazy... eh, but still I will try it. This is my plan for this Week. :smoke:

[Xenith]

駅 - えき - eki
Train station

Almost caught myself using えいわじてん. I seem to enjoy using those ん words for some reason....

[JAL]

isogu - to hurry ,I guess....

[JAL]

ぐまい (gumai) - stupid :giggle: ,in one week I have learned hiragana, hope than in next week I will manage to learn katakana,it was Pretty difficult at the beginning and still it is unusual to read texts in hiragana... :happy:
Does somebody knows where there in the WEB are some sites with some simple reading materials in hiragana ore atlast in katakana..., Learning Japanese by my self is hard for me... .:mad:

[JAL]

いちご (ichigo) - one word,
:sing: I am so alone... :(
Please, doun't let this game dy and be forgotent... :souka:

[Hari Edo]

五目 - gomoku
rice-and-whatever dish

[MrWabu]

クールビズ
cool biz
A scheme set up by the government to encourage workers to wear short sleeve shirts and other cooler clothing so that they did not turn the air con up and hurt the environment.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Biz_campaign
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%93%E3%8 2%BA

[LincolnJackson2]

ズック - canvas

I thought I'd try my hand at this game.

[Yusupov]

苦るしい（くるしい)-痛いのこと
英語で：painful or difficult

[LincolnJackson2]

位 (い) - rank second
I think this a good word but only one sound.

[MrWabu]

苦るしい（くるしい)-痛いのこと
英語で：painful or difficult

バツです~

Rule 3: Nouns only.

Nevermind.

インド
India

[Homerduff]

ドコモグルペ

DoCoMo Group haha. I know it would be written in Romaji normally but what the heck..

[Nagato]

ドコモグループ?
じゃ、
プール
Try find more words begin with る.

[MrWabu]

ルーター
Internet Router

gairaigo to the rescue :-)

[Nagato]

So, what's the first letter for next word?
あ、それともた。a or ta?
I assume it's あ.
Then, アイドル (idol).
外来語ばっかじゃん。

[KameSama]

I stumbled accross this game in google and decided to sign up just to play! :P

Anyway, here's mine:

ルービックキューブ
Rubik's Cube

[Homerduff]

ブリキ

thanks for correction the last character nagato..

[Tomii515]

聞く　（きく） [to listen] I think... lol ><!

[Koujii_desu]

kuchigawarui (sarcastic...i think...)

[Nagato]

Rule 3: Nouns only.

聞く is a verb.

口が悪い is a sentence.
Is it OK?

anyway, イーメール (email).

[KameSama]

また「ル」に戻ったのかよ！T_T
難しいな～

じゃぁ、これでどう？

ルー
roux

[Nagato]

寂しいね。
もうちょっと一千だ。続けよう。
ウール
the encoding messed up.

[MrWabu]

Nagato:
From Wikipedia (since the first page doesn't list this rule):
"A long vowel may either be ignored or considered as a vowel. Mikisaa (ミキサー/みきさー) can be followed by either sakura or aki"

ルーン文字
（るーんもじ）
Rune

[Xenith]

地獄 - じごく - jigoku
Hell

[Nagato]

Ups,
クリスタル (crystal).

@ MrWabu, thanks.
I just read the wiki about shiritori. It's interesting.
Wanna play atamatori?

[Niedy]

鏤刻
るこく
to engrave

hopefully no more -ru words... lots of words ending with it... only a few starting with it... >.<

[Tomii515]

臭い (kusai) stinky :p

[MrWabu]

臭い (kusai) stinky :p
Rule 3: Nouns only.
I'll continue from: 鏤刻 (るこく)
訓練生
(くんれんせい)
Trainee.
I almost did くんれん on its own...
Wanna play atamatori?
You should start a new topic for that. From the looks of it it seems more difficult than shiritori.

[Nagato]

海豚/イルカ (dolphin)
(already posted?)

You should start a new topic for that. From the looks of it it seems more difficult than shiritori.

やっぱり。
then, just continue this shiritori.

[Xenith]

火災 - かさい - kasai
Fire (a more formal way of saying it)

[miwasatoshi]

いとこ - itoko - cousin

[Xenith]

故郷 - こきょう - kokyou
Hometown/birthplace

[MrWabu]

ウイルス
(ういるす)
Virus

(20 character limit padding)

[Mikawa Ossan]

するめ surume It's a kind of snack made of dried squid. This is probably the first Japanese food that I fell in love with way back when. Ah...the memories....

[Homerduff]

メロン　which means melon.

[MrWabu]

which also ends in ん and ends that round.
Does Mikawa ossan win that round? Shame we aren't keeping score

I'll start a new round with:
北海道
ほっかいどう
Ｈｏｋｋａｉｄｏ

[Xenith]

団扇 - うちわ - uchiwa
A round paper fan

[NANGI]

わんこ:Wanko - slang for dog or puppy.

わん:"Wan" is an onomatopoeic word of dog's bark.
こ :"ko" means a child or small things.

NANGI

[Nagato]

小春 - こはる - koharu
~ Indian summer [小春日和、小春空]
~ another name for the 10th month of Lunar Calendar.

Found nice blog (http://tompei.way-nifty.com/diary/2004/12/post_16.html) about koharu. Can I link others page like this. If not, tell me.

[maikeru :D]

Nice word Nagato. Trying to find a non-katakana word with ru beggining......

縷説 -るせつ (rusetsu)- detailed explanation

[Mikawa Ossan]

翼　つばさ (Was this word used already?) wing(s), as in a wing or wings of a bird

[Waltz]

魚　さかな　←　Fiｓｈ
ｒｓｒｓｒｓｒｒｓｒｓｓ

[Mikawa Ossan]

海鼠　なまこ　sea cucumber

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[MrWabu]

恋人
こいびと
Girlfriend/Boyfriend