尻取り

Japanese

kanjitab
Definitions
  • 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). word Word chain.
  • capping verses

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 尻 (butt, buttock, tail, one's bottom, rear) + Japanese 取り (taking, take, capturing, remover)+ Japanese 連用形 (meeting, house, counselor, store, gathering, building)+ Japanese continuative or stem form of verb m + Japanese 取る toru, "to take".

Origin

Japanese

取る toru, "to take"

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