Shiritori (しりとり) is a Japanese word game. Players are required to write a word which begins with the final kana of the previous word.  Hiragana, katakana, romaji, and kanji can be used. “Shiritori”  means “taking the bottom” as the Japanese language can be written vertically.

Rules of the game:

* Any reader can contribute.

* Use only nouns.

* A player whose word ends in the mora N (ん) loses the game, as no word begins with that character.

* Try not to repeat words.

* You may write write you word in only romaji, but you may also add hiragana and/or kanji.

First word:

ume 梅 (うめ)

Please start your next word with – me – (め).

楽しみに!