Shiritori しりとり

[DougP]

Here's a fun Japanese game we can play and its a good one to freshen up on your vocabulary too. The game is called shiritori. Its a word game where one person says one word and the next person has to use the last syllable or character to start a new word.

For example:

しりとり(shiritori) take last character (ri) and make new word　りんご(ringo)

Most important rule to this game is a word cannot end with the "N" ん　sound.
Another one is to try to keep the words nouns and not use adjectives, verbs and adverbs.

I'll start this one out with.

でんわ(denwa) Ok, who's next?:D

[Go-Shay]

not sure but I'm going to try- Wasabi

[DougP]

Wasabi Good one!:D

ビル(biru) :)

[Muku]

biwa....a Japanese loquat, some people call it a Japanese plum!

http://www.tropicalfruitnursery.com/images/Loquat-lg.jpg


Ooopppsss lost out looking for the picture.

羸, るい, rui, meaning weak or thin

[Go-Shay]

OK, this one was difficult -Rubi ?

[DougP]

OK, this one was difficult -Rubi ?
Sure why not.:D
ビだま(bidama) marble :)

[P_chan]

mayuge (eyebrow)

My wife helped:D

[DougP]

mayuge (eyebrow)

My wife helped:D

げいしゃ(Geisha) :thumbup:

[P_chan]

Hana (nose)

That one I didn't need any help on:D

[DougP]

Hana (nose)

That one I didn't need any help on:D

Eer I'll give you that one but it should have started with ya.. last character was a small "ya" but since its hard to tell when reading it in romaji can't falt you for it.:)

So (na) huh?

なべ(nabe) cooking pot:D

[ja_Patriot]

Ok this is an adjective but should be easy to connect.

Benri. (convenient, a "na" adj)

[Muku]

Benri.

Ri-su as in squirel










FYI go=shay the last syllable in Japanese would be used in shiritori, so the in the word rui that I wrote you would have used the "i" instead of the "ru" when creating the next word.

Dont worry about it though, it's the game and picking up new vocabulary that is important, thanks for playing along here.:thumbup:
OK, this one was difficult -Rubi ?


Note to everyone else here playing as well.....

I would suggest separating the syallables of the words so newer people to the Japanese language can differentiate between them and easily find the last syllable.....for example in my word today I wrote ri-su when usually it would be written risu

[DoctorP]

I may be wrong here, but I'll try one

su..

su-su-me (recommendation)

[Muku]

me-da-ka.... a type of fish.

[DoctorP]

ka

ka-ni (crab)

[Muku]

ni-

ni-wa-to-ri.......a chicken

[P_chan]

ri-

ringo (apple)

[Muku]

go-

go-ma a-bu-ra (two words) sesame oil

[dk]

ra-i-o-n-zu ma-n-shi-o-n

:D

[DougP]

ra-i-o-n-zu ma-n-shi-o-n

:D

ha ha ha ha :thumbdown::thumbdown::thumbdown: you chose a word that ended with a "n"（ん） sound :argh3::D:D:D:D

[DougP]

ラフテ　(rafute) pork with sauce.. pretty freakin tasty:)

[dk]

i win? :D hehehe

edit: oh, you start over when the game gets stuck? lol

[DougP]

nah, well, I guess if you were playing with kids that would have counted as a loss:D.. I just desided to pick up where Muku left of at.:) Want to keep the ball rolling on this game.:D Its a lot of fun!

edit to add
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[ja_Patriot]

Tegami (letter)

[dk]

Minatogawa

[Muku]

wa-
wa-ga-shi Japanese confectionary

[NaNaKo]

Shiseiido

:D

[P_chan]

do-ko

Heh, I ge the easy ones:D

[dk]

ko-ban, my Japanese sucks too. :D

[ja_Patriot]

Ban-

Bangohan. (Evening meal. Technically 2 words put together.)

[OCanadaOurHomeAndNativeLand]

Game over.
こうばん
ばんごはん
No words ending with ん.

[ja_Patriot]

My bad.

Ban-

Bango. (Number)

[dk]

Hanbun. I'll take your two and make it a half.

Edit: Darnit, you changed yours. :p

I need some time to think about this... My Japanese fails...

[thistle]

Can I play too?

gokiburi

[dk]

Thanks Thistle. Saved me. :o

[Muku]

ri- ok I am going to be nasty here....

ri,.......... an old measure of distance 1 ri is equal to about approx. 3.927 km (2.44 miles, had to get the calculator out for that one:eek:

[OCanadaOurHomeAndNativeLand]

My bad.

Ban-

Bango. (Number)

Since ban ends in the forbidden ん, the starting point should either be the "ko" in the last acceptable word, or a new game with a new starting word. I don't think you can start with one of the endings that resulted in a loss.

[OCanadaOurHomeAndNativeLand]

For example:

do-ko (from P_Chan)
-ko

kokuseki

[Muku]

Yeah but since I picked up from Thistle it should go from her's and then mine because people here are still getting accustomed to playing the game.

So Thistle wrote..........
Can I play too?

gokiburi

And I replied..............

ri- ok I am going to be nasty here....

ri,.......... an old measure of distance 1 ri is equal to about approx. 3.927 km (2.44 miles, had to get the calculator out for that one

So carry on from......ri....

[ja_Patriot]

Riku (Land)

Did I hear impertinent noise?

[Muku]

:w00t: ku-

ku-da-mo-no......fruits

[ja_Patriot]

No-

Nomimono (as in fun, lit. beverage, i.e. awamori, bi-ru, Black Label, (o)cha - for the ladies, node)

[Muku]

no-

no-ta-rin no hi-to (3 words, because I didnt want it to end with "n", and according to the rules of shiritori, acceptable) so the next would be ...to.... to those that are following along and were not sure.

Oh it means a slow witted person or simpleton.:rolleyes::D

[ja_Patriot]

to-

tomodachi (friend, useful word for anyone learning Japanese)

[Muku]

chi-

Damn had to find a way to add sex to this:D

chi-chi, otherwise know as oppai, or what is under this t-shirt
http://approximately.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/breasts.jpg

[ja_Patriot]

chi-

chikai (near, close to, i.e. getting your nose close to the chi-chi)

[DougP]

chi-

Damn had to find a way to add sex to this:D

chi-chi, otherwise know as oppai, or what is under this t-shirt
http://approximately.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/breasts.jpg

looking at the picture I was thinking of chikubi (nipple):thumbup:

Where did we leave off? (i)?

ikura salmon eggs :D

[Muku]

ra-

ra-i-do.....following blindly.

[P_chan]

doitashimashte

Funny story! First time I met my father in law I said "doitashimashte" instead of hajimemashita:D

[Muku]

te...

ta-a-te an allowance or compensation

[thistle]

te...

ta-a-te an allowance or compensation


but that ends in 'te' again.

Is that allowed?

[Muku]

but that ends in 'te' again.

Is that allowed?

Yes it is, so long as the first syllable is used. It is not necessary to stop at one word either particularly if you are using a word that ends in "N". For example if I said ramen that would be out, but I could say ramen-ya.

For te.....I could also have just answered te.....as in hand.



So back to the words here te.... to the next person

[ja_Patriot]

te-

tenki (weather)

[DougP]

ki-

きち　基地 kichi(base)

[Muku]

chi...

chi-ku-wa a Japanese processed fish product.

[DougP]

not sure if this one has been mentioned yet:

Wa-

waribashi (wooden chopsticks)

[TheLastDon]

shinai- bamboo sword

[NaNaKo]

i -
i-ke-ba-na (flower arrangement)

[P_chan]

na-ni (what)

I really need to find my japanese dictionary, then I might be able to get some better words:D

[TheLastDon]

ni - shi west

[ja_Patriot]

-shi

shigoto (job, work)

This is a good thread. Thinking off the cuff, you find out how your vocabulary has evolved - from what it was a few months ago.

[Muku]

to-

to-ga-ra-shi...........red pepper!

[NaNaKo]

shi-

Shi-ya-wa-se (happiness)

[DougP]

se-

seidi (tomato week) :D

[ja_Patriot]

Hahaha, DougP, did you just kill the game?

No native Japanese words commencing with the syllable "di-". Hope I'm wrong.

[DougP]

Hahaha, DougP, did you just kill the game?

No native Japanese words commencing with the syllable "di-". Hope I'm wrong.

actually the last syllable is really り(ri) It sounds an awful lot like di:) My bad, wrote it out the way it sounds kinda.:D

Ok so since I fudged that one up...

Ri-

rika りか　science:thumbup:

[ja_Patriot]

-ka

kame (turtle, as in slowpoke)

[P_chan]

-me

medama (eyeball)

[thistle]

maguro (tuna)

ro..

[ja_Patriot]

-ro

Romaji (use of English (orig Latin) alphabet to write the Japanese language)

[thistle]

jidohambaiki (vending machine)

was going to say just 'ji' which means piles(as in the medical sense)

[NaNaKo]

ki-

kita (north)

[dk]

Takoyaki.

Back at ki. :p

[Muku]

ki

ki-i-chi-go....... rasberry




At JA...

Hahaha, DougP, did you just kill the game?

No native Japanese words commencing with the syllable "di-". Hope I'm wrong.


No native, however there are plenty that could be used in this game, Japanese words but in shiritori more than one word is allowable so...

ＤＮＡ鑑定 ディーエヌエーかんてい, meaning a DNA test:D

[ja_Patriot]

-go

gogo (afternoon, p.m., a small useful word)

(M, Deoxyribonucleic acid, good entry for a katakana writing challenge. ;-)

[P_chan]

gochiso (delicacy)

If someone treats you to dinner you thank them by saying "gochiso sama deshita". I'm fairly certain I spelled something wrong in that sentence:D

[ja_Patriot]

-so

Soba.

Buckwheat noodles; "soki soba", Okinawan style noodle soup with spareribs.

Also means, neighborhood, vicinity.

[P_chan]

baka (stupid)

My wife calls me this:D She often throws on a "chin" at the end sometimes to make it bakachin, which translates to stupid penis.

[DougP]

baka (stupid)

My wife calls me this:D She often throws on a "chin" at the end sometimes to make it bakachin, which translates to stupid penis.

Kind of an old word that means knuckle head or something like that.. not exactly stupid penis.:D Although I think stupid penis is way funnier:D:D

kaisha かいしゃ　会社　company.(hope nobody has used this one yet)　Since the ending on this one looks funny in romaji the next word should start with (ya)

[thistle]

yakitori - grilled chicken stickes

[ja_Patriot]

-ri

rishi

interest, as in how banks make money.

[OCanadaOurHomeAndNativeLand]

Could you guys slow down a bit? This blistering pace is making it *so* hard to follow ;)

[ja_Patriot]

You have to take the fun out of everything? Are you that miserable? Like I said, try to stay away because it is getting to be really personal between you and me.

[P_chan]

anyways

shi-

shinbun (newspaper)

[OCanadaOurHomeAndNativeLand]

game over ん

[P_chan]

oops, my bad

I'll start it off with this:

Uso

It translates to false but is often used as "your kidding/joking". The informal way to say "your joking/kidding?" is maji or majide.

[Muku]

so-

so-ji to clean something, or cleaning! Like what I have to do for the end of the year house cleaning!

[ja_Patriot]

-ji

jidensha (bicycle)

[Muku]

sha-

shakai hoken jimsho.....Social Insurance Office

[ja_Patriot]

-sho

shohizei

This is one you pay for almost every day. Meaning sales tax, the 5% added (or included) in most items you purchase (off-base).

[watzitoou]

-zei

zeijaku fragile; weak (is it spelled right?)

[Muku]

-zei

zeijaku fragile; weak (is it spelled right?)

ぜいじゃく yup it is spelled right




ku-

くいあらため ku-i-a-ra-ta-me.....repentance

[watzitoou]

-me

me no mae de before one's very eye's

[ja_Patriot]

-de

Desu kedo

A very useful phrase, translates into a particle meaning "but".

However, one common form is to use the phrase in answering the phone. Next time, instead of "moshi, moshi...", answer the phone with authority and try "Smith desu kedo"!

[NaNaKo]

do-

do-ko-mo (child)

[ja_Patriot]

Nanako, I think the word for child is "kodomo". Try again.

[NaNaKo]

oopsie. I knew it didn't look right but was too lazy to get a dictionary.

do-

do-co-mo (cell phone company)

If this doesn't count, somebody please take over. Can't think of any right now. :p

[watzitoou]

-mo

momu massage

[P_chan]

-mu

mukashi

Old days or ancient times (where NBTP and muku come from)

For mu I was gonna say muku as in uchinanmuku, but I'm fairly certain that's hogan.:D

[Muku]

For mu I was gonna say muku as in uchinanmuku, but I'm fairly certain that's hogan.

Yeah and that is what you are as well!:w00t:



Old days or ancient times (where NBTP and muku come from)


Dont take this wrong........."Kiss my butt":ohmy::D


shi-

shi-ka... deer

[P_chan]

I'm reporting your post because it's soooooooo insulting:rolleyes: It didn't have enough smilies to be taken as sarcastic!:D

ka-

kani (crab)

It was used already but we started the game over since then:D

Yeah I'm well aware that I am an uchinanmuku:D

[NaNaKo]

ni-

ni-chi-yo-bi (sunday)

[watzitoou]

-bi

binta slap on the cheek

[P_chan]

-ta

tama (ball)

Can also be used to reference a guys nuts.

[watzitoou]

-ma

maguro tuna

[thistle]

-ma

maguro tuna


I found it.....the shiritori thread, just a year old!

Anyone?

okay-na

naki-mushi

[DougP]

I found it.....the shiritori thread, just a year old!

Anyone?

okay-na

naki-mushi

Damn I forgot about this thread :D

Shi~

Shimajiro
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WtpTq19uVjE/R78SA6-K5bI/AAAAAAAABlw/LtApBugIKa4/s320/Shimajiro_Toilet_Training.jpg

[thistle]

Damn I forgot about this thread :D

Shi~

Shimajiro
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WtpTq19uVjE/R78SA6-K5bI/AAAAAAAABlw/LtApBugIKa4/s320/Shimajiro_Toilet_Training.jpg

ro- ROKETO

[gtlm2000]

tomato :D


DougP, why do you know Shimajiro? :D

[Jrocka83]

tomato :D


DougP, why do you know Shimajiro? :D

"to"

Tora - Tiger

[P_chan]

"ko"

Kofu, I think it means old fashion:D

[Muku]

Fu-gu.....(Puffer fish)

[P_chan]

"i"

Itai = ouch/hurt

[Muku]

I-chi-ba-n-ya.......PJ should be familiar with that one:barf::D

[Trail]

DougP, why do you know Shimajiro? :D

He needed help in his potty training so dk sent a copy over to him.... :D :D :D

[P_chan]

"i"
Inari = type of shrine you'd go to if you wanted to pray for a good harvest/business.

[Muku]

いいかお....iikao Happy Face!:grin1:

[Muku]

"i"
Inari = type of shrine you'd go to if you wanted to pray for a good harvest/business.

Also a type of sushi...:thumbup1:

http://www.shizensushi.com/image/vegetable/34200inari.jpg

[P_chan]

"o"

Omanko = pussy:D

[P_chan]

Also a type of sushi...:thumbup1:

http://www.shizensushi.com/image/vegetable/34200inari.jpg

Reminds me of shi-mi- visits......if that's what it's called:D

[Muku]

ko.....dark or thick

[P_chan]

"ko"

kodomo = child

[Muku]

mo-ra-i-go an adopted child

[mikersoft]

"go"

gomen

I'm late to the game, so I hope this word wasn't used yet :scratchchin:

-Mike

[P_chan]

"go"

gochisousamadeshita = thanks for dinner:thumbup:

[Muku]

Reminds me of shi-mi- visits......if that's what it's called:D


Shimi otherwise known as seimei sai (http://www.wonder-okinawa.jp/022/en/022_e23.html)

[P_chan]

"go"

gomen

I'm late to the game, so I hope this word wasn't used yet :scratchchin:

-Mike

You used "n" so you loose!

Next word is

mondainai = no problem

[mikersoft]

^^^
sh1t.. i've already changed my word once when muku hit submit just before me.. oh well

-Mike

[mikersoft]

You used "n" so you loose!

Next word is

mondainai = no problem

oh good.... not sure why i started on this one in the first place

[Muku]

"go"

gomen

I'm late to the game, so I hope this word wasn't used yet :scratchchin:

-Mike

Dont worry....however just to let you know you lost here.:w00t:

In shiritori the goal is speed and not to use words that end with "n" and try not to repeat any words used so far.

Better late than never.:thumbup:

[mikersoft]

Dont worry....however just to let you know you lost here.:w00t:

In shiritori the goal is speed and not to use words that end with "n" and try not to repeat any words used so far.

Better late than never.:thumbup:

yep. my bad for not started at page one...

[P_chan]

Oh well, start over now with moidainai:D

[mikersoft]

Oh well, start over now with moidainai:D

ok, i'll try again..

"ai"

aiko = my cat's name

[Jazz]

kodomo 子ども　＝　child

[Jazz]

kodomo 子ども　＝　child

mo

moyashi = bean sprouts

[socalheart]

moyashi = bean sprouts

shiawase (幸福) = happiness

[-Rudel-]

セ氏　－　せし　－　seshi - Centigrade

[P_chan]

"i"

Imo - sweet potato:thumbup:

[mikersoft]

"mo"

motto = more

-Mike

[Jazz]

shiawase (幸福) = happiness

Wow! You stole the "shi" word I was gonna put next if someone else didn't! Exactly what I was thinking.

[Jazz]

"i"

Imo - sweet potato:thumbup:

I believe that's just potato, not sweet. Just saying......maybe I'm wrong.....

[Jazz]

"mo"

motto = more

-Mike

to

tokidoki = sometimes

[P_chan]

"ki"

Kitsune = fox

:edit: I think you're right with the potato thing.

[Jazz]

"ki"

Kitsune = fox

:edit: I think you're right with the potato thing.

ne

nemui = sleepy - and I really am!

[Muku]

i.....ibukuro, or stomach.

I believe that's just potato, not sweet. Just saying......maybe I'm wrong.....

Imo 芋 technically speaking is potato, yet commonly in Japanese and moreso here in Okinawa when one is referring to "white" potatoes they would be called jagaimo otherwise imo commonly refers directly to the satsumaimo or sweet potato.

[Jazz]

i.....ibukuro, . Is that hougen (sp)?

o

opai = tits

[P_chan]

"i"

Inu = dog

[Muku]

Is that hougen (sp)?

o

opai = tits

Nope, it's Japanese and the spelling, well the kana is いぶくろ and the kanji is 胃袋 the word い or "i" kanji being 胃 also refers to the stomach as well.

FYI...opai is spelled with two p's as in おっぱい, oppai.

"i"

Inu = dog


Nu....

Nusoga.....(Hougen for what are you doing?)

[Jazz]

I'm rusty......

[P_chan]

"ga"

gaido = guide:D

[Jazz]

"ga"

gaido = guide:D

do

dorama - drama

[Muku]

At Ryu here and in reply to the "do"

"domaindo" or slang for don't mind, it's cool, it really doesnt matter..:thumbup1:

[Jazz]

do

doitashimasite (sp) = you're welcome

[Muku]

do

doitashimasite (sp) = you're welcome

te-

te-a-te, compensation, entitlement, or allowance

[Jazz]

te-

te-a-te, compensation, entitlement, or allowance

te

tempura = deep fried yet light fluffy goodness.

[thistle]

te-

te-a-te, compensation, entitlement, or allowance

te-bi-chi

= parts of a pig

[Jazz]

te-bi-chi

= parts of a pig

The foot actually janai?

chi

chiiricha = fried blood and bits

[Muku]

te-bi-chi

= parts of a pig

Come on Thistle....not fair that is Uchinaguchi for pigs feet.:ohmy::D

Otherwise known as tonsoku in Japanese.

Chi......

Chibi....small fry, pip sqeak, small animal, run down pencil

[Jazz]

Come on Thistle....not fair that is Uchinaguchi for pigs feet.:ohmy::D

Otherwise known as tonsoku in Japanese.

Chi......

Chibi....small fry, pip sqeak, small animal, run down pencil

bi

bimbo (?) = poor

[Muku]

The foot actually janai?

chi

chiiricha = fried blood and bits

Ok is everyone going off into hougen now?:scratchchin:

[Jazz]

sure, why not. Did the rules to this game say nihongo dake?

[Muku]

bi

binbo (?) = poor

Bo.....

Boujitsu.......pole fighting

[Jazz]

tsu

tsumaranai = dull, uninspiring

[thistle]

tsu

tsumaranai = dull, uninspiring

OOH......aishiteru

No translation required:)

[Jazz]

OOH......aishiteru

No translation required:)

Anata mo...:)

[thistle]

Anata mo...:)

Mokaru
= make money (if i'm wrong, Muku will correct me!)

[thistle]

Anata mo...:)

Just realized you cannot have that one, Ryu because mine ended
in 'ru'.

Rules of the game:)

[Jazz]

OOH......aishiteru

No translation required:)

u

umeboshi = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umeboshi

[Jazz]

Just realized you cannot have that one, Ryu because mine ended
in 'ru'.

Rules of the game:)

That wasn't a turn in the game, it was a response of affection - lol. Don't worry I don't know or love you, I don't think.....

[Jazz]

u

umeboshi = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umeboshi

shi

shiritori = this game

[Jazz]

shi

shiritori = this game

i

isogashii = busy

peace

[gtlm2000]

Iakebana = Japanese flower arrangement

[thistle]

That wasn't a turn in the game, it was a response of affection - lol. Don't worry I don't know or love you, I don't think.....

I know....and you made my day:D

[thistle]

Iakebana = Japanese flower arrangement


na-fu-da = english equivelant....a name tag!

[mikersoft]

"da"

daikon = radish or root

-Mike

EDIT: Dammit!!! I keep getting self-pwned by choosing words ending with "n"!

Ok, daihatsu! ;)

[Jazz]

"da"

daikon = radish or root

-Mike

EDIT: Dammit!!! I keep getting self-pwned by choosing words ending with "n"!

Ok, daihatsu! ;)

That's cool

daik "on"

ongaku = music

[P_chan]

"ku"

Kuruma = car

[Jazz]

"ku"

Kuruma = car

ma

manga = Japanese comics

[DougP]

ma

manga = Japanese comics

ga

ganbarou

[Muku]

ga

ganbaru

ru- ru-i...meaning weak or thin

[Jazz]

tsukaretamago

tsukareta + tamago = tsukaretamago = tired egg???

[TheLastDon]

go

goma

sesame seed

[thistle]

ru- ru-i...meaning weak or thin


I beg to differ but I think it is: yu-ru-i

[thistle]

go

goma

sesame seed

ma-ku-ra

pillow

[gtlm2000]

rakuda

camel

[Jazz]

Dame (da may)=bad

[Jazz]

metarika=metallica

[OtisPMerriweather]

ka-

katakana. (Has that been used yet?)

[Jazz]

Nakanaori = reconciliation

[Kye77]

rikukaigun - army and navy

[gtlm2000]

It's finished "N" isn't it ? :D

[Jazz]

rikukaigun - army and navy

unko = poop