Shiritori

[PaulTB]

If you haven't heard of shiritori it's a word game where each person in turn choses a word that follows on from the /last/ sound of the /previous/ word.

The game ends when someone gives an invalid word or uses a word ending in n (ん).

(Maybe this should be in the Chat section ... but if it was I suspect many of those here for the Japanese language wouldn't spot it.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiritori

Minor points ... 昨日 (きのう) finishes with a う, while 十 (とお) finishes with a お - even if the end of each does sound exactly the same.

If a word ends in ちゃ etc. the next word starts with ちゃ not や. (I think :relief: )

Anyway, to start off ... 開始

[Glenn]

I remember doing this on the old Maktos forum. Heh, anyway, here's mine: 失敗.

[PaulTB]

I remember doing this on the old Maktos forum. Heh, anyway, here's mine: 失敗.
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[Golgo_13]

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Surumeika (squid for making Squid Jerkees)

[Keiichi]

I don't think this game works very well on a message board. :D :D

[Glenn]

Surumeika (squid for making Squid Jerkees)

神

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[Golgo_13]

mimikaki

"Shiritori" = literally "*** grabbing"

[Glenn]

mimikaki

機会

"Shiritori" = literally "*** grabbing"

Haha, and I thought it had something to do with knowing birds (知り鳥). :blush:

[PaulTB]

機会
一応

Actually there's an episode of Galaxy Angels that is based on Shiritori. One of the characters keeps using illegal words like わんこ and losing the game.

[NANGI]

Konnichiwa Minasan!
一応

"牛 / Ushi"
it means a cow.

NANGI

[PaulTB]

Konnichiwa Minasan!


"牛 / Ushi"
it means a cow.

NANGI

勢い

I think it's more 'fun' if you look them up yourself. :wave:


... (either that or I'm just a big meany :D )

[Golgo_13]

How can you use "ikioi"?

Are we playing English Shiritori? Ushi (U-shi) ends in shi.

So,

Shimauma

[Glenn]

Yeah, it looks like PaulTB is out.

Welcome back, Nangi-san! I haven't seen you around here in a while.

manga

[Golgo_13]

If no one else is going next, I'll go:

ガソリンスタンド

[PaulTB]

Yeah, it looks like PaulTB is out.
Darn romaji! -_-#

I swear it rots the brain.

[Golgo_13]

Any other word games in Japanese?

[Glenn]

Another katakana word: dorama.

[Golgo_13]

majikku inki :D :D :D

[Glenn]

I guess I'll break the cycle, since I can't think of a katakana word that starts with き, so my new word is 気分.

[Keiichi]

I think you lost. o_o

[Glenn]

OMG, you're right. I forgot about the ending words with ん rule. I'm a retard. Heh, and my other choice for a word that I was going to use was 気温, that one would have put me out too. Oh well. :(

[Keiichi]

Okay, let's start again. 空 / そら
(I was going to use dokushin) :D :D :D

[Glenn]

Lmao! Alright, 乱暴.

[NANGI]

Konnichiwa Minasan!
Lmao! Alright, 乱暴.

Uma / 馬
It means a horse.

NANGI

[Glenn]

Haha, Nangi-san always seems to get the ones that end on the elongated o, or う. Anyway, まさか! (That's my word)

[PaulTB]

Haha, Nangi-san always seems to get the ones that end on the elongated o, or う. Anyway, まさか! (That's my word)
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� <- Test of encoding - should be 'circumflex-o'

[Glenn]

死語

Interesting, mine usually comes up as code, and not a dot. Let's try: �

[NANGI]

こんにちわ　みなさん！
死語
Interesting, mine usually comes up as code, and not a dot. Let's try: �[

ゴリラ

Nangi

[Golgo_13]

randoseru (black leather backpack used by school kids)