Entry
  1. Noun

    shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player

    Usually written using kana alone

Also written 尻取【しりとり】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

buttocks, hips, butt, rear

Kun
しり
On
コウ
Strokes
5
Taught
Junior high
Frequency
1692 of 2500
Radical
corpse
WaniKani
Level 20

Built from

Used in names as

がみ

Dictionary and index codes (21)
CodeReference
3-3-2SKIP code
3r2.1The Kanji Dictionary
7721.7Four corner code
3757deroo
5c3bUnicode hex code
1-31-12JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1379Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1407New Nelson (John Haig)
3032New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3766Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2610Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2220Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1134Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1704A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
176Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1884Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7634Morohashi
2029Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
kao1Pinyin reading
goKorean reading
20WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

take, fetch, take up

Kun
と.ると.りと.り-とり-ど.り
On
シュ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
122 of 2500
Radical
again
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

どる

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-6-2SKIP code
6e2.2The Kanji Dictionary
1714.0Four corner code
3267deroo
53d6Unicode hex code
1-28-72JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3699Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
679New Nelson (John Haig)
1262New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1613Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
847Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1162Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
819Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
882Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
190A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
650Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
108Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3158Morohashi
301A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
65Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
65Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
238sakade
393Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
317henshall3
303Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
194crowley
270Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
269Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
827Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qu3Pinyin reading
chwiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level