shiritori

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/ˌʃɪriˈtɔː.ri/

noun

A Japanese word game where each player in turn must produce a word beginning with the mora that the previous player's word ended with, similar to word chain.

OriginJapanese 尻取り →
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Meanings

nounshiritori (plural shiritori)
  1. gamesA Japanese word game where each player in turn must produce a word beginning with the mora that the previous player's word ended with, similar to word chain.

Origin

  1. Japanese尻取り
  2. Englishshiritori

Borrowed from Japanese 尻取り (shiritori), Literally, “end-taking”.

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APA

shiritori. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shiritori

MLA

“shiritori.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shiritori. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shiritori,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shiritori.

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