Let's play a Shiritori Game - Japanese word game

[-Rudel-]

三つ目　－　みつめ　－　ミツメ　－　mitsume

The third stop:

三つ目 の め

[rihoko]

メントール配合 = menthol compound/combined/mixed, usually used in body lotions, health products with composition of the naturally occuring analgestic compound, menthol.

めんとーるはいごう　の　「う」

[ASHIKAGA]

裏通り　うらどおり　uradoori = back street

Backstreet's back, alright!? Alright.

うらどおり　の　り！！！！！

[AMIGO]

陸上競技「りくじょうきょうぎ」 Athletics

りくじょうきょうぎ の　ぎ

[rihoko]

銀行強盗 ぎんこうごうとう　= ma baker's job

ぎんこうごうとう　の　「う」

[AMIGO]

宇宙大爆発　「うちゅうだいばくはつ」　Big Bang Theory, theory in which before something there was nothing, even the time.　:mad:

うちゅうだいばくはつ　の　つ

[Tomii515]

津波　←（正しい漢字でしょ？）　つなみ　Tidal Wave

つなみ　の　み

[LukeSettle]

魅力　ミリョク　（魅力的な）
Ｃｈａｒｍ　:blush:

[AMIGO]

津波　←（正しい漢字でしょ？）

そうだと思うんだけど。

鯨　くじら　Kujira - whale

くじら　の　ら

[Tomii515]

来学期　らいがっき　Next semester

らいがっき　の　き！

[LukeSettle]

キップ〜　【切符】
Ｔｉｃｋｅｔ

「プ」だ

[AMIGO]

「ぷ」で始まっている日本語の単語があるかわからないので外来語の手段を使います。

プロ　「ぷろ」　professional

ぷろ　の　ろ

[rihoko]

indeed there's probably very few original japanese vocab starting with [pu], but take note you can ignore dakuten/handakuten (ie: you could use fu-)

牢屋 (ろうや) = the place where innocent people like me would be likely misplaced.. i swear i didn't know her age!

ろうや の　「や」

[Tomii515]

やくざ yakuza

やくざ　の　ざ！

[AMIGO]

but take note you can ignore dakuten/handakuten (ie: you could use fu-)
Yes, that's right, actually you wouldn't have any other choice...
I've just checked for curiosity, in a 58.259 entries Japanese-English dictionary in my computer and there was only one! original word starting by "pu": the adverb ぷりぷり　(smell strongly)

残業「ざんぎょう」
Something that unfortunately you have to do almost everyday at work...
ざんぎょう　の　う

[rihoko]

hmm puni puni!! :3 .. hehe . i guess no proper words starting with pu..

雨天続き (うてんつづき)　= extended period of rainy weather .. what I fear we'll be having this year here in Singapore..

うてんつづき　の　「き」

[katsumoto]

きくぢしゃ= endive

きくぢしゃ　の　しゃ

[rihoko]

that's a new word for me both in english and japanese haha..

しゃぶしゃぶ　= saying this makes me hungry

しゃぶしゃぶ　の　「ぶ」

[katsumoto]

ぶうぶう＝　complaining

ぶうぶう　の　う

[rihoko]

うとうと　= dozzing off

うとうと　の　「と」！

[Aurura]

ともだち = 'tomodachi', friend

ともだち の ち

[katsumoto]

父　= Father

ちち　の　ち

[AMIGO]

千鳥　「ちどり」　 Plover, little and cute kind of bird, (also a proper female noun)

ちどり　の　り　

[katsumoto]

林檎　= apple

りんご　　の　　ご

[irukaai]

ごくぶり　(cockroach)

[aardwolf]

「ゴキブリ」だと思いますね

了解　【リョウカイ】
Ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔｏｏｄ　了解しました

「了解」の「イ」

[rihoko]

ごくぶり　(cockroach)

to say what aardwolf said in english: it should be gokiburi ^^/ dun mind!

妹娘 (いもうとむすめ - imouto-musume)) = may i have your younger daughter's hand? age is of no importance to me! :p

いもうとむすめ　の　「め」

[ASHIKAGA]

綿棒　めんぼう　menbou = cotton swabs/cotton buds

めんぼう　の　う！

[katsumoto]

うるう年　＝leap year

うるうどし の　し

[Tomii515]

試合　しあい　Match

しあい　の　い

[aardwolf]

to say what aardwolf said in english: it should be gokiburi ^^

Ooops! Sorry
:relief::relief:

意味

僕の辞書から：
この単語はどういう意味ですか？
What does this word mean?

Maybe if we give 例文 with our 単語 we will learn the words better?

:relief:

[rihoko]

意味


意味 ＝　いみ　の　み！

味方 (みかた) = ally / supporter

sample sentence: ロリコンを舐めるなぁ！！　味方なんかいらん！!

みかた　の　「た」

[Tomii515]

谷　たに　Valley

たに　の　に

[aardwolf]

ネギ　
Ｏｎｉｏｎ
ネギのギです

[そよかで]

木　～き, ki
Tree, Wood
木わ大きいを在る -The tree is big. ; Did I do this right?

[rihoko]

木　〜き, ki
Tree, Wood
木わ大きいを在る -The tree is big. ; Did I do this right?

I don't know actually.. Never thought of it.. is 1 syllable nouns ok for shiritori games?

not sure what you wanted to write, but to keep it closest to your original intention:
木は大きい植物である。(であります?)
> edit: oh I just saw you wanted to say the tree is big.
木は大きい　(ですよ/ですね/etc) is enough.

anyway, continuing with ki?

金玉・・　いや、気まぐれ (kimagure) = whim/caprice (noun)

気まぐれ　の　「れ」

sample sentence
自分の気まぐれで近所のロリを泣かせてしまいました。 　色々と大変でした。

[Tomii515]

練習　れんしゅう

れんしゅう　の　う

[katsumoto]

うしあぶ　＝gadfly



うしあぶ　の　　ぶ

[Tomii515]

文法　ぶんぽう　Ｇｒａｍｍａｒ

ぶんぽう　の　う

[aardwolf]

tomiisan, do you like words ending in u? :blush:

そやかでへ：
その木は大きいです。 Should be fine.. I think

to go on with tree related things
　
植木! ウエキ
Garden/potted plant

植木の木～

hey that would be a fun game, doing only kanji compound words and continuing with the last kanji?
hmm lol.

[ASHIKAGA]

キリン　の　ン！！

Hold yer giraffes! I'm only kidding.

霧　きり kiri = fog

きり　の　り！！！！


hey that would be a fun game, doing only kanji compound words and continuing with the last kanji?
hmm lol.

I think that's a great idea!　If you start the thread, I will definitely participate. 　

[katsumoto]

林檎　= Apple

りんご　　の　　　ご

[rihoko]

tomiisan, do you like words ending in u? :blush:


*tempted* haha

極上 (gokujou) = top quality/class

ごくじょう の　「う」

[aardwolf]

*tempted* lol

うそつき！
：Ｐ　うそつきのき

anyone catching on? ahaha

キリン　の　ン！！
I think that's a great idea!　If you start the thread, I will definitely participate. 　

Cool! :p

[Tsurugi]

KIBA-tusk, fang

[Tomii515]

場所　ばしょ　Ｐｌａｃｅ

ばしょ　の　しょ

[rihoko]

紹介状　（Shoukaijou）　= i sneak into elementary schools to drop this in lolis' lockers.
invitation letter (written differently can be reference letter too)

しょうかいじょう　の　「うぅうぅぅう！」　です♪

[Tomii515]

牛　うし　Ｃｏｗ！

うし　の　し

[Buckaroo Banzai]

縛り　（しばり）　Bonds or bondage

り

[Kaia]

りかしつ　「理科室」

つ

[hotxp]

また来年お会いしましょう=see you next year

[ASHIKAGA]

また来年お会いしましょう=see you next year

Hi, hotxp. Welcome to the forum.

OK, here's how you play Shiritori.

You see that the previous poster (Kaia) posted the word 理科室（りかしつ）？　Now, you are supposed to take the last letter of that word (つ）and come up with a word that starts with it.

釣り　つり　tsuri = fishing

つり　の　り！！

[rihoko]

*_*！

理屈 (りくつ) = reason/logic/theory

りくつ　の　「つ」　にゃ～

ashikaga-san, may I ask you a question regarding shiritori...
sometimes I watch anime/listen to anime songs, and when they play shiritori, they use phrases too..
for example: I wanted to answer ryoushin (良心) but it ends with ん so I've seen them continuing it to form a phrase instead of a single word - ie: 良心がとがめる (guilty conscience)

is this normally possible? or only under certain rules?
thank you in advance.

[ASHIKAGA]

...ashikaga-san, may I ask you a question regarding shiritori...
sometimes I watch anime/listen to anime songs, and when they play shiritori, they use phrases too..
for example: I wanted to answer ryoushin (良心) but it ends with ん so I've seen them continuing it to form a phrase instead of a single word - ie: 良心がとがめる (guilty conscience)

is this normally possible? or only under certain rules?
thank you in advance.

It is usually just single words and not phrases as far as I know.

爪楊枝　つまようじ　Tsumayouji = toothpick

つまようじ　の　じ！！

[rihoko]

↑ご返事ありがとうございました。

自業自得 (じごうじとく)　Jigoujitoku = paying/suffering for one's own mistakes/faults.
I think every buddhist country has similar phrases. (related to karma)

In case the above, if that's not considered 1 word, then 自宅 (jitaku) = one's home.

じごうじとく　の　「く」　です♪

[Tomii515]

国　くに　country

くに　の　に

[osamu_ys]

にんにく　garlic

にんにく　の　く

[Takakoo]

クリスマス　(^_^)

クリスマス　の　「ス」　です。

[rihoko]

スミレ　（菫）= violet/viola (the flower)

スミレ の　「レ」　ですにゃ！

[oula]

れきし　＝　history
れきし　の　し
＾____ ＾

[osamu_ys]

しりとり　の　し:relief:

oulaさん，おひさ〜
なんで　「し」って書いちゃったんだろ。
しりとりの　「り」:p

[oula]

おさむさん　ひさしぶり。。。　（＾＿＾）ｖ
りんご　の　ご　＾＾

[Takakoo]

ゴミ箱
ゴミばこ　の　「こ」　です。

[oula]

こいびと　の　と　
:love:

[rihoko]

豚カツ (とんカツ) tonkatsu = pork cutlet :D~

とんカツ　の　「ツ」　なの！

[Takakoo]

Tsubasa ... ~Wings~ :D
Tsubasa no [sa] desu.

[osamu_ys]

さいかい（再開） meet again　の「い」

[Tomii515]

犬　いぬ　dog 8)

いぬ　の　ぬ

[ASHIKAGA]

ぬいぐるみ　nuigurumi = stuffed toy

ぬいぐるみ　の　みみみみみみみ〜

[oula]

港＝みなと＝port, harbor
（と）です　（＾＿＾）ｖ

[Putrefaction]

とうだい, lighthouse.

い...go!

[rihoko]

イルカ (dolphin)　の　「カ」　です。　:relief:

[Putrefaction]

からて, 空手, karate.

て!!

[escapist]

ehh, like this? *-*

てがみ　手紙、　letter

「み」〜

[ASHIKAGA]

右　みぎ　migi = right (as in "left ⇔ right")

右　の　ぎ！！

[Putrefaction]

銀行 ぎんこう bank の う

[Alma]

oh, I am missing another game here! :relief:

うさぎ　兎　rabbit

兎　の　ぎ

[Mikawa Ossan]

技師　ぎし　a techie guy

[Putrefaction]

四月 = しがつ = April!

[Alma]

梅雨　つゆ　rainy season :umbrella:

[aardwolf]

浴衣　japanese bathrobe
ゆかたの「た」ですよね

[Alma]

畳　たたみ　ｔａｔａｍｉ　

：）

[osamu_ys]

みりんぼし　の　し　
（魚の干物で，甘い味付けのものです）

[Putrefaction]

Something is sweet?

至高 (seinority) しこう の う

[aardwolf]

a sweet bonito(sundried fish?) seasoning?...

売り物　【ウリモノ】　意味は明らかなんだよね〜

[ASHIKAGA]

蚤　のみ　nomi = a flea

のみ　の　み！

[Putrefaction]

右側 みぎがわ: Right side!

みぎがわ の わ

[ASHIKAGA]

藁　わら　wara = straw (not the straw that you drink cold beverages with)

わら　の　ら！

[Putrefaction]

来年 らいねん: next year

らいねん の ん

[ASHIKAGA]

来年 らいねん: next year

らいねん の ん

ん？　Try again, Putre! :blush:

[Putrefaction]

Rule 2: The word can not end with "n".「ん」

...Dang it! Alright, no biggie, got it.

来学期 らいがっき (next semester)

I am not allowed to have a/e/i/o/u either, am I?

[rihoko]

you only cannot end your words with　「ん」　because there is no word that starts with 「ん」
simple ^^
a/i/e/u/o is ok.

傷跡 - きずあと - kizuato = scar

きずあと の　「と」

[Putrefaction]

友達 ともだち friend; companion の ち

[katsumoto]

父　= father


ちち　の　　ち

[Alma]

地熱　-　ｇｅｏｔｈｅｒｍ

ちねつ　の　つ

[warakawa]

妻　 wife

つま　の　ま

[Putrefaction]

毎日 まいにち (every day) の ち

[Alma]

地域　　－　ａｒｅａ

ちいき　の　き

[pinewoodpine]

祈祷- Prayer

きとう の う

[ekoy]

植木屋 - gardener

うえきや　の　や

[neokai]

Maybe we should have our words link in with the word you are linking to. Otherwise, the game becomes too easy (so many different compositions without any limits imposed).

焼ける　の　る
植木屋さんは太陽の下で毎日毎日働いて、焼けしまったと思う。

[Takakoo]

Edit: oops didn't see 焼ける...

Wait, are we allowed to use verbs?

[neokai]

Edit: oops didn't see 焼ける...

Wait, are we allowed to use verbs?

Well shiritori is normally limited by a single theme (like "sour", "military terms") but in an open ended game like this we can make up rules as we go along I guess? :p

[Putrefaction]

I don't think I know a single る word...

るすばんでんわ - Answering Machine - わ

[Toritoribe]

Well shiritori is normally limited by a single theme (like "sour", "military terms") but in an open ended game like this we can make up rules as we go along I guess? :p
The rule is already stated.;-)
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.
http://www.jref.com/forum/showpost.php?p=202508&postcount=1

I don't think I know a single る word...

るすばんでんわ - Answering Machine - わ
留守 is a single word, "absence".;-)

割り箸[わりばし]: a disposable wooden chopstick

割り箸　の　「し」

[paryn]

Hello, I'm new to the forums, but I thought I would volunteer a word.

身体 Shintai means, human body I believe.

身体 の い

On a side note, I noticed that this thread has been going for years hehe.

[Jimi]

いちがつ (January) :)

[rihoko]

つるぺったん♪　er . .i meant

剣 （つるぎ）　= kitchen knife wielded by a warrior usually ends up getting called this..

つるぎ　の　「ぎ」　なの！

[Putrefaction]

牛 - ぎゅう- cow.

う!

[Putrefaction]

Over a week, I can go again, right?

うれしい　happy; glad; pleasant

い

[harryfht]

いあんふ

The next starts with ふ

[Putrefaction]

ふゆ, 冬, winter.

ゆ

[rihoko]

いあんふ .. actually i did not know this word... comfort women. -_-;

putrefaction, I guess the rules aren't strict, but try to stick with nouns.
ureshii is an adj... personally, i think it's ok to go ahead and use 'ureshinamida' happy tears or the like..

continuing with the game,
憂鬱 (ゆううつ yuutsu) = anime fans should know the meaning of this..

ゆううつ の　「つ」　でございます。

[Putrefaction]

ついたち、the first day of the month.

一日のち！

[Putrefaction]

漢字の「シリトリ」はどこですか？

ちず - Map.

地図のず！

[Xaith]

すみません - excuse me
i suck xD

[espen180]

先生 (せんせい) - teacher

[Putrefaction]

いりぐち　Enterance.

ち！

[Alma]

ちいき　（地域）　area

き～

[espen180]

黄色 (きいろ) - yellow

ろ

[Putrefaction]

ろうそく　Candle.

く

[espen180]

車 (くるま) - car

ま

[Putrefaction]

間違い　まちがい　mistake.

い

[Alma]

いちご - strawberry

い

[Putrefaction]

I think you mean ご?

ごがつ - May.

つ!

[Alma]

of course, ご :p sorry, I was still half asleep :D :relief:

つなみ　-　津波　- tsunami, a tidal wave

み！

[Goluxas]

みぎ -　右　- right (as in the opposite of left)

ぎ！

[pedroami]

技術　（ぎじゅつ）　Skill；Technique

つ！

[Coff]

綱　(つな) rope; belt

な！

[espen180]

夏服 - なつふく - summer clothing

く！

[Putrefaction]

くすり　薬 - Medication.

り！