Shiritori

Shiritori (しりとり; 尻取り) is a Japanese word game in which the players are required to say a word which begins with the final kana of the previous word. No distinction is made between hiragana, katakana, and kanji. "Shiritori" literally means "taking the end" or "taking the rear".^[1]

^ Backhaus, Peter (16 January 2017). "Shiritori: a simple game that's great for practicing your Japanese vocab". The Japan Times. Japan: Yukiko Ogasawara. Archived from the original on 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017. しりとり (shiritori) is the name of the game, derived from the phrase 尻を取る (shiri o toru). It literally means "take the rear" — and that is basically what you do.

[japantimes-1] Backhaus, Peter (16 January 2017). "Shiritori: a simple game that's great for practicing your Japanese vocab". The Japan Times. Japan: Yukiko Ogasawara. Archived from the original on 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017. しりとり (shiritori) is the name of the game, derived from the phrase 尻を取る (shiri o toru). It literally means "take the rear" — and that is basically what you do.

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