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How to pronounce “shiritori”
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- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of shiritori with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Shimpei Takahashi: Play this game to come up with original ideas 5 minutes, 45 seconds
I'm using a game called Shiritori to come up with new ideas.
- Definition summary
- (games) 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). See also: word chain.
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How to pronounce shiritori
Shimpei Takahashi: Play this game to come up with original ideas 5 minutes, 45 seconds

I'm using a game called Shiritori to come up with new ideas.
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A Deep Dive Into “shiritori”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (games) 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). See also: word chain.
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