"shiritori" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shiritori [plural]
Etymology: From Japanese 尻取り (“shiritori”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|尻取り|t=shiritori}} Japanese 尻取り (“shiritori”) Head templates: {{en-noun|shiritori}} shiritori (plural shiritori)
  1. (games) A Japanese word game wherein each player must produce a word that begins with the kana that the previous player's word ended with. Only nouns may be used. Words may not be repeated, and a player who chooses a word ending in ん (n) loses, since no normal Japanese noun begins with ん (n). See also: word chain. Categories (topical): Games
    Sense id: en-shiritori-en-noun-F5ICAQ0Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Topics: games
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