ローマ字でしりとりをして、日本語をちょっと学ぼう！Play Shiritori in romaji and learn some Japanese!

[harmonic turquoise]

Hi everyone! 
Let’s play a Japanese word chain game in romaji (しりとり: Shiritori)!

 

How to play:

• Each new word should start with the last letter of the previous word.
• Please add the meaning of your word in English (in parentheses) so everyone can follow along.
   

✨Updated rule (for more fun):

If a word ends with sounds like yo, shi, or tsu, you can either keep the whole sound (shi → shi…) or just use the vowel at the end (shi → i…). Both are totally fine!
 

Example 1 (easy):

neko (cat) → okashi (sweets) → ichigo (strawberry) → onigiri (rice ball) → ikura (salmon roe) → akachan (baby) → niji (rainbow)

 

Example 2 (with variation):
neko (cat) → koneko (kitten) → kodomo (child) → momo (peach) → mono (thing)

 

Who wants to join? Let’s have fun and maybe learn some Japanese words too!

[harmonic turquoise]

I’ll start: ringo (apple)
Who’s next? Please use a Japanese word starting with O and write it in romaji!

[kuebrali]

ohayo (good morning)

[everywhere and nowhere]

omuraisu (omelette with rice, which the Japs consider a Western dish - hence the English "raisu")

[Eutierria]

Udon (a type of noodle)

[Sarah-Sylvia]

I'm not sure to start the word with u or su, since in one example @harmonic turquoise you used su instead of u. I guess someone could choose?

but let's go with..

 

Edit: bad timing xD. changing my word;

 

 

nomu (to drink)

 

[u.amaya]

Umi (sea/ocean)

[m38]

inu (dog)

[ridlaby]

Uni(sea urchin)

[Frameshift07]

Ie (no)

[u.amaya]

Eiga (film)

[harmonic turquoise]

@Sarah-Sylvia Yes, that’s right! I updated the rules a little—so players can choose either way. Both are OK for more variety!

[harmonic turquoise]

Since the previous word was Eiga (film), the next word can start with either a or ga—choose whichever you like! I’ll go with a variation:
 

garasu (glass)
 

So the next person can choose a word that starts with u or su. 

[Frameshift07]

すし (sushi)

[Sarah-Sylvia]

2 hours ago, harmonic turquoise said:

Since the previous word was Eiga (film), the next word can start with either a or ga—choose whichever you like! I’ll go with a variation:
 

garasu (glass)
 

So the next person can choose a word that starts with u or su. 

Thanks for the clarification :). And I was wondering, since garasu is a word that I assume would be written in katakana, is it considered a japanese word? or foreign somehow?

[Sarah-Sylvia]

shiitake (type of mushroom)

[harmonic turquoise]

@Sarah-Sylvia Fun fact! "Garasu" actually comes from the Dutch word "glas". Nowadays it’s a normal Japanese word, usually written in katakana ガラス, but you can also see it in kanji 硝子.

[harmonic turquoise]

keshiki(scenery)

[Sarah-Sylvia]

21 minutes ago, harmonic turquoise said:

@Sarah-Sylvia Fun fact! "Garasu" actually comes from the Dutch word "glas". Nowadays it’s a normal Japanese word, usually written in katakana ガラス, but you can also see it in kanji 硝子.

I didn't know a foreign word in katakana could come to have Kanji 😮 that's interesting.

[Sarah-Sylvia]

Kimasu (coming / to come)

[kelico]

Sukoshi

(a little bit)

[Sarah-Sylvia]

Shiawase (happiness)

[verily-forsooth-egads]

Semai (cramped)

[kelico]

Ima 

(now)

[Frameshift07]

毎日・まいにち・Ma,i,ni,chi　(Every day)

[Sarah-Sylvia]

ichigo (strawberry)

[harmonic turquoise]

gochisou (feast)

[kelico]

Soubi

 

(equipment/gear)

[verily-forsooth-egads]

Bijutsukan (museum)

[Sarah-Sylvia]

nani (what?)