しりとり

noun

shiritori; word-chain game

A Japanese word game where players take turns saying a word that starts with the last kana of the previous word. Words ending in ん (n) are not allowed because no Japanese word starts with ん.

• 子こ供どもたちはしりとりをして遊あそんでいた。

  The children were playing shiritori.

• しりとりで「りんご」の次つぎは「ごりら」と言いった。

  In shiritori, after 'ringo' I said 'gorilla'.