DISQUS

Tofugu Comments: Shiritori (しりとり): Japanese Vocab Saturday Timewaster

  • lawnmowerlatte · 1 year ago
    ごめんなさい - Gomen - Sorry
  • torerling · 1 year ago
    インタネット
  • Tofugu_Erin · 1 year ago
    ときどき (sometimes)
  • koichi · 1 year ago
    金曜日 ・ きんようび (Friday)
    don't forget to put definitions for people!
  • torerling · 1 year ago
    ビール Beer
  • Tofugu_Erin · 1 year ago
    ルービックキューブ (Rubik's Cube)
  • torerling · 1 year ago
    文学 ぶんがく (litterature)
  • Viet · 1 year ago
    くそ shit
  • lawnmowerlatte · 1 year ago
    其れから - Sorekara - And then
  • Tofugu_Erin · 1 year ago
    楽 (らく or comfortable)
  • Viet · 1 year ago
    葛餅
    くずもち
    Kudzu starch cake.
  • Fredy · 1 year ago

    さかな
    fish
  • HumanWaste · 1 year ago
    なに
    nani
    what
  • Floatmeon · 1 year ago
    にじ rainbow 虹
  • llamaking · 1 year ago
    自分 ー> じぶん Myself
  • liban · 1 year ago
    じぶん→✗

    じだい 時代
  • liban · 1 year ago
    era ( sorry i forgot )
  • Nelore · 1 year ago
    一杯 ⇒ いっぱい (full, much, a lot of)
  • SarahXin · 1 year ago
    椅子【いす】chair
  • Popkornage · 1 year ago
    すごい - Sugoi - Great
  • WOTDsctoo · 1 year ago
    すごい -> ✗  (Adjective)

    すきやき sukiyaki ( it's a foood) すき焼き
  • Nelore · 1 year ago
    一枚 ⇒ いちまい [ichimai] (one flat, thin object)
  • Tonio · 1 year ago
    悪戯 → いたずら → itazura (mischief, prank)
  • Nelore · 1 year ago
    ラブラブ⇒ (love love, mutual love)
  • Viet · 1 year ago
    ブール関数
    ブールかんすう
    Boolean function
  • Nelore · 1 year ago
    打ち合わせ ⇒ うちあわせ [uchiawase] (arrangement)
  • クリス · 1 year ago
    洗濯機
    せんたくき
    Sentakuki ⇒ Washing Machine



    見んあさんこれはワルドプッチゲムですよ〜
  • Nelore · 1 year ago
    気味 ⇒ きみ [kimi] (feeling)
  • Caitlin · 1 year ago
    耳(みみ)ear
  • Tonio · 1 year ago
    水不足 → みずぶそく → mizubusoku → water shortage
  • torerling · 1 year ago
    靴下 くつした (socks)
  • dan · 1 year ago
    タバコ (tobacco, cigarettes)
  • torerling · 1 year ago
    コンビニ (convenient store)
  • Viet · 1 year ago
    臭い消し
    においけし
    deodorant
  • Tonio · 1 year ago
    親切 → しんせつ → shinsetsu → kind
  • torerling · 1 year ago
    津波 つなみ (tsunami)
  • dan · 1 year ago
    南「みなみ」 south
  • torerling · 1 year ago
    右側 みぎがわ (right side)
  • クリス · 1 year ago
    和室 わしつ Japanese Style Room
  • torerling · 1 year ago
    土 つち (earth)
  • Tonio · 1 year ago
    地下鉄 → ちかてつ → chikatetsu → subway
  • Immenor · 1 year ago
    机 • つくえ • desk
  • Nelore · 1 year ago
    英国 ⇒ えいこく [eikoku] (United Kingdom)
  • caitie · 1 year ago
    空席 - くせき -vacant seat
  • DOUBLE · 1 year ago
    キス (kiss)♥
  • Nelore · 1 year ago
    姿 ⇒ すがた [sugata] (shape, figure)
  • DOUBLE · 1 year ago
    太鼓 (たいこ) . taiko (drum)
  • Nelore · 1 year ago
    子供 ⇒ こども [kodomo] (child, children)
  • liban · 1 year ago
    もくてき  目的  intention
  • jrfiction · 1 year ago
    気分や ⇒ きぶんや [kibunya] Moody person
  • Nelore · 1 year ago
    薬物 ⇒ やくぶつ [yakubutsu] (chemicals)
  • IEatMyPigeon · 1 year ago
    つね - [tsune] nail.
  • Nelore · 1 year ago
    猫 ⇒ ねこ [neko] (cat)
  • torerling · 1 year ago
    炬燵 こたつ (Japanese heated table)
  • Nelore · 1 year ago
    釣り ⇒ つり [tsuri] (fishing)
  • torerling · 1 year ago
    りんご (apple)
  • larrence · 1 year ago
    ごみ (garbage)
  • .k3NiCHi · 1 year ago
    未来 ・ みらい (future)
  • sauh · 1 year ago
    岩 いわ rock (?)
  • Immenor · 1 year ago
    訳 わけ conclusion from reasoning, reason, cause
  • Tofugu_Erin · 1 year ago
    剣道 (けんどう or Japanese fencing)
  • Viet · 1 year ago
    ウーロン茶
    ウーロンちゃ
    oolong tea

    Continue with using ちゃ!
  • liban · 1 year ago
    茶色   ちゃいろ  brown
  • koichi · 1 year ago
    老人  ろうじん 
    old person

    Lol at how many comments this post has...
  • garbage · 1 year ago
    老人 ends with an ん
  • koichi · 1 year ago
    lol, i fail...

    What I meant to write was...

    料理 りょうり
    cooking
  • dan · 1 year ago
    理論 「りろん」 theory
  • Nelore · 1 year ago
    ^ Dan, you can't use a word that starts with ん because no words in Japanese start with ん... >_<

    理科 ⇒ りか [rika] (science)
  • dan · 1 year ago
    you're right, sorry for my mistake
  • Nelore · 1 year ago
    Aww, don't apologize--it's no big deal. :D
  • Nelore · 1 year ago
    sorry for the double post. >_<
  • クリス · 1 year ago
    亀「かめ」Turtle
  • Immenor · 1 year ago
    めっちゃ would be fun to do.... but thats a adverb (Kansai variation of とても)so instead...

    名刺 「めいし」business card
  • teachergirl · 1 year ago
    仕事 しごと a job
  • dan · 1 year ago
    友達 「ともだち」 friend
  • Viet · 1 year ago
    抽象クラス
    ちゅうしょうクラス
    Abstract class
  • クリス · 1 year ago
    すばらし
    Wonderful
  • RedoChan · 1 year ago
    しごと (work)
  • RedoChan · 1 year ago
    Okay now that I know that it is said before : しんぶん Newspaper
  • RedoChan · 1 year ago
    That does it : しぬ to die (I hope this does not break any rule :P)
  • koichi · 1 year ago
    it breaks the "can only use nouns" rule, haha :) 4th time's the charm! You can do it! Though, I don't think anyone will mind, since you can totally go off of ぬ. I don't mind, but we'll see what the next person does (even if that next person is you!)
  • RedoChan · 1 year ago
    okay... here goes :

    ぬかり blunder ... now that is a noun and relevant too :P
  • Viet · 1 year ago
    利益幅
    りえきはば
    profits
  • クリス · 1 year ago

    はし
    Bridge


    I just realized the noun rule. I never noticed that rule before, I think the only rule my friends had was that the word had to contain at least 3 characters >_<º
  • .k3NiCHi · 1 year ago
    失敗  しっぱい
    failure
  • Nelore · 1 year ago
    言い訳 ⇒ いいわけ [iiwake] (excuse)
  • Chris_paros · 1 year ago
    ケーキー keekii-cake (I've seen it written on a menu somewhere... :P)
  • Tofugu_Erin · 1 year ago
    いか (squid)
  • Nelore · 1 year ago
    陰 ⇒ かげ [kage] (shadow)
  • クリス · 1 year ago
    剣道
    けんどう
    kendo
  • dan · 1 year ago
    兎 「うさぎ」 rabbit
  • dan · 1 year ago
    hey クリス! someone said 'kendo' before!
  • クリス · 1 year ago
    I could of sworn I searched it before posting, I guess I should of searched the page in Japanese as well >_<. Anyways, I just saw that Erin posted it earlier.
  • Nelore · 1 year ago
    魏楼⇒ ぎろう [girou] (brothel)
  • Backgraound · 1 year ago
    うめぼし 梅干し Umeboshi
  • dan · 1 year ago
    新幹線 「しんかんせん」 shinkansen / bullet train
  • Immenor · 1 year ago
    Omgawds it ended in ん
    親族 しんぞく relatives
  • Nelore · 1 year ago
    ^ xD

    空港⇒ くうこう [kuukou] (airport)
  • Tonio · 1 year ago
    運動 → うんどう → undou → movement
  • teachergirl · 1 year ago
    家 --> うち --> uchi --> home
  • Nelore · 1 year ago
    地裁 ⇒ ちさい [chisai] (district court)
  • Tofugu_Erin · 1 year ago
    妹 (いもうと or younger sister)

    P.S. Most comments on a post ever, srsly.
  • クリス · 1 year ago
    東京
    とうきょう
    Tokyo



    This game is never going to end. Anyways, I thought I would share this, most of you probably already seen it, but here goes, http://www.veoh.com/videos/e144479PneWSdq6. A clip from Hello! Morning of Hard Gay playing Shiritori with モーニング娘。
  • MidgarZolom · 1 year ago
    運命 ー> うんめい -> fate
  • Tonio · 1 year ago
    イギリス → igirisu → England
  • MidgarZolom · 1 year ago
    数学 -> すうがく -> mathematics
  • Tofugu_Erin · 1 year ago
    空気 (くうき or air/atmosphere)
  • Immenor · 1 year ago
    気分 きぶん feeling, mood
  • Tofugu_Erin · 1 year ago
    That ends with ん

    Try again?
  • Immenor · 1 year ago
    Oops. Silly mistake.

    切符 きっぷ ticket
  • Turtle · 1 year ago
    プラスチック - Plastic
  • MidgarZolom · 1 year ago
    首飾り -> くびかざり -> necklace
  • Tonio · 1 year ago
    留学生 → りゅうがくせい → ryuugakusei → international / exchange student
  • MidgarZolom · 1 year ago
    稲妻 -> いなずま -> Lightning
  • Turtle · 1 year ago
    真っ赤 -> まっか -> deep red
  • dijah · 1 year ago
    顔 かお face
  • Tofugu_Erin · 1 year ago
    おにぎり (rice ball)
  • 鼻水3 · 1 year ago
    りんご apple
  • 鼻水3 · 1 year ago
    Opps, that word was already used.

    りす squirrel
  • Hanana · 1 year ago
    すいようび(水曜日)
    Wednesday
  • altonet · 1 year ago

    あい Love ^_____^
    a i
  • jinaners · 1 year ago
    今 

    いま 

    ima

    means: now
  • Vi · 11 months ago
    あまい (甘い)
    Sweet
  • Bryan aument · 11 months ago
    一緒に (いっしょに) Together
  • Popkornage · 11 months ago
    And just to keep this going on...
    二位 にい second place
  • wanderingstranger · 11 months ago
    意味  いみ   meaning
  • Tofugu_Erin · 10 months ago
    みそ (fermented soybean paste)
  • Angelique Benrahou · 8 months ago
    側 そば (near/close by)
  • tenjo · 8 months ago
    場所 ばしょ ( place )
  • tenjo · 8 months ago
    I have a question.
    Everyone often uses " lol ". what does it mean?
    could you tell me?
  • Kamikorosu · 7 months ago
    lol = laughs out loud
    弱い/ よわい (weak)
    XD
  • tenjo · 7 months ago
    Oh, I see.
    Is the word used to express a feeling of funny? right?
    thanks to your help.

    next...
    石 / いし (stone)

    I maybe use strange English.
    You can't understand my English, then excuse me.
  • Grace · 7 months ago
    白いのせーらー服
    Shiroi no Sera fuku
    White Sailor Uniform
  • Grace · 7 months ago
    しろいのせーらふく
  • Raji · 7 months ago
    くに

    Kuni (Country; One's hometown)
  • Popkornage · 5 months ago
    人間苦
    にんげんく
    ningenku
    human suffering

    wow, it's been going on for a while now
  • WeIdon · 4 months ago
    くるま
    kuruma
    (Car)

    I hope no one has said this.
    Can I post on this anymore?
  • akkumaru · 4 months ago
    窓 = まど = mado = window
  • Mashimaro7 · 3 months ago
    どちら(which)
  • Danzen Binos · 3 months ago
    らめん = ramen... no need to explain that :P
  • Danzen Binos · 3 months ago
    Oops! I just realized that words that end with ん are not allowed. ごめん。
    Here's my new word:

    ラムネ = ramune (a kind of soda drink)
  • Lariemeeva · 3 months ago
    鼠 - ねず (mouse/rat)
  • J · 3 months ago
    ずっと - Always
  • Lariemeeva · 3 months ago
    塔 - とう (Tower)
  • Gwindarr · 3 months ago
    ウオツカ - Vodka
  • jonny · 3 months ago
    カラオケ - karaoke
  • jj · 2 months ago
    警察 - けいさつ (police)
  • Ronnie · 2 months ago
    噛殺す!! kamikorosu
  • rainbowhill · 2 months ago
    すてき! wonderful!
  • jonny · 2 months ago
    気持ち (きもち) - feeling
  • ch1mp · 2 months ago
    ちび - chibi
  • Marfil · 2 months ago
    美術家 ー びじゅつか ー artist
  • Jakku · 2 months ago
    家族 - かぞく - Family :]
  • rainbowhill · 2 months ago
    くもの巣 - くものす - Spiders web
  • Lenamarie · 2 months ago
    墨 (すみ) Ink
  • rainbowhill · 2 months ago
    ミミズ (earthworm)
  • jonny · 2 months ago
    残念 (ざんねん) - bad luck
  • jonny · 2 months ago
    Grampa took his crazy pills, not only does that end with ん but it doesn't begin with ず

    how about...

    随時 (ずいじ) - at any time
  • Mike · 2 months ago
    事情 (じじょう)
  • jonny · 2 months ago
    運転者 (うんてんしゃ) - driver
  • edgarallenpoe99 · 1 month ago
    した - tongue :P
  • Kastor · 1 month ago
    たたみ - tatami floor
  • Danzen Binos · 1 month ago
    蜜蜂 = みつばち = Honeybee
  • saiko416 · 3 weeks ago
    地理(ちり)=geography