しりとり

Usually written in kana. Kanji spelling 尻取り

shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player

Also written 尻取

Meanings

Noun
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player

Example sentences

尻取しりとり遊あそびは前まえの人ひとが言いった言葉ことばの終おわりの音おとを次つぎの人ひとが取とってそれで始はじまる言葉ことばを探さがしていく遊あそびなのであります。

The game of shiritori is played by taking the final sound of the word spoken by the person before you, and then the next person looks for a word that begins with that sound.