{"id":3145,"date":"2014-02-23T20:02:33","date_gmt":"2014-02-23T20:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=3145"},"modified":"2014-02-23T20:08:19","modified_gmt":"2014-02-23T20:08:19","slug":"vocabulary-building-exercise-japanese-word-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/vocabulary-building-exercise-japanese-word-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Vocabulary Building Exercise &#8211; Japanese word game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When learning foreign language, building vocabulary is a key, as you know. In this article, I would like to introduce you to a simple word game that helps you build vocabulary. You can do this game anywhere, and it is pretty fun!<\/p>\n<p>The game is called Shiritori(\u3057\u308a\u3068\u308a) in Japanese. This is a word game that is played by more than two people. \u00a0Each person takes turn to say one Japanese word at a time. The rule is, a word has to start with the &#8220;Last Kana&#8221; of the previous word, and the word you mention cannot contain &#8220;\u3093&#8221; \u00a0at the end as there is no Japanese word that starts with\u00a0\u00a0&#8220;\u3093&#8221;. \u00a0The person who says the word ending\u00a0\u00a0&#8220;\u3093&#8221; loses the game.<\/p>\n<p>So, quick summary of the game is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two or more people take turns to play.<\/li>\n<li>Only nouns\u00a0are permitted.<\/li>\n<li>A player who plays a word ending in &#8220;\u3093&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0loses the game, as no Japanese word begins with that character.<\/li>\n<li>Words may not be repeated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let&#8217;s get started&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>The first person normally decides the first word which can be any noun as long as it does not end with\u00a0&#8220;\u3093&#8221;. \u00a0In this dialogue below, I have used the names, Ken and Yuki as an example.<\/p>\n<p>Ken: \u3057\u304b (shika, deer)<\/p>\n<p>Yuki: \u304b\u3089\u3059(karasu, crow)<\/p>\n<p>Ken: \u3059\u3044\u304b (suika, watermelon)<\/p>\n<p>Yuki: \u304b\u3076\u3068\u3080\u3057 (kabutomushi, Japanese beetle)<\/p>\n<p>Ken: \u3057\u307e\u3046\u307e(shimauma, zebra)<\/p>\n<p>Yuki:\u30de\u30a4\u30af (maiku,\u00a0microphone)<\/p>\n<p>Ken: \u304f\u308b\u307e(kuruma, car)<\/p>\n<p>Yuki: \u30de\u30c3\u30c8\u30ec\u30b9(mattresu, mattress)<\/p>\n<p>Ken: \u3059\u305a\u3081 (suzume, sparrow)<\/p>\n<p>Yuki: \u3081\u3060\u304b (medaka, killifish)<\/p>\n<p>Ken: \u304b\u3070\u3093 (kaban, bag)**<\/p>\n<p>So, the last word Ken mentioned here ends with\u00a0&#8220;\u3093&#8221; , so he loses this game. Check out the following video, this is called Animal Shiritori where words used here are all about animals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=t7icybUAAt8\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=t7icybUAAt8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is another shiritori exercise. \u00a0Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u3057\u308a\u3068\u308a\/Shiritori (Japanese word game)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W4BoZGAwppg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can customize this game however you like. Animal Shiritori, Sports Shiritori, Fruits Shiritori, etc&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When learning foreign language, building vocabulary is a key, as you know. In this article, I would like to introduce you to a simple word game that helps you build vocabulary. You can do this game anywhere, and it is pretty fun! The game is called Shiritori(\u3057\u308a\u3068\u308a) in Japanese. 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