Let's play Standard Shiritori! しりとりをしましょう！

[Ethan_Locke]

色々 (いろいろ) - various

[belomi]

老人性（ろうじんせい）ー senile

[skullclutter]

今いま - Now

[Pablunpro]

招まねき猫ねこ

[Jose7822]

強盗 (ごうとう) = Robbery.

[TehFlashBang]

@Pablunpro

First ideas that come to mind, mimicking the standard しりとり rules:

1. no word can be repeated
2. the reading used in the (last) kanji of the previous word has to be respected in the first kanji of the new one
3. no word can end with kana (e.g. 見舞い)
4. (I reckon there might be some readings that automatically forfeit the game though I’m don’t have such an in-depth knowledge to spot them)

In traditional Kanji Shiritori, at least the one I played,

1. No repeated words
2. All readings are fine, 相手 to 手段 would be acceptable
3. Kanji can end in ん、 but words cannot end in 々 or 者, as no or very few words begin with these Kanji
4. Multiple Kanji Overlap is fine, like 学校生活 to 生活費, but your word cannot consist of only overlapping Kanji (so just 生活 would be out)
5. No kana allowed, so words like 焼き鳥 are a no-go. If words are normally written in only kana but have Kanji variants, even rare, these are okay.

Take these rules with a grain of salt, but that’s how I learned personally and the rules I think work the best.

さて、次の単語は
梅干うめぼし

[Jose7822]

@TehFlashBang

In traditional Kanji Shiritori, at least the one I played,

1. No repeated words
2. All readings are fine, 相手 to 手段 would be acceptable
3. Kanji can end in ん、 but words cannot end in 々 or 者, as no or very few words begin with these Kanji
4. Multiple Kanji Overlap is fine, like 学校生活 to 生活費, but your word cannot consist of only overlapping Kanji (so just 生活 would be out)
5. No kana allowed, so words like 焼き鳥 are a no-go. If words are normally written in only kana but have Kanji variants, even rare, these are okay.

I like these rules. That said, for rule No. 3, I think words ending in 々 should be accepted. Simply use the first Kanji, since they’re supposed to be the same after all. Also we should get rid of rule No. 5. As long as the word doesn’t end with Kana, it should be fine to have them. We’re usually going by the last Kanji anyway.

Those would be the changes I propose. What do you guys think?

次のは:
死亡 (しぼう) = Death.

[Pablunpro]

Hi!

I like rule 2, your ammended No. 3 rule better and would get rid of rules 4 and 5. We should keep this simple to make it attractive.

次の言葉は… 梅干うめぼし

[SoreWaMaichiru]

肉合い (ししあい) = fleshiness

[Jose7822]

The issue I see with getting rid of rules No. 4 & 5 is that we’ll run out of options quicker. I don’t think they make the game more complicated, but the opposite. However, that’s just my opinion. I’ll let you guys make the final decisions and I’ll roll with that. It should be fun either way.

次のは:

医師 (いし) = Doctor.

[Pablunpro]

@Jose7822

Also we should get rid of rule No. 5

rule No. 4 is OK, though.

忍しのび

[Jose7822]

Haha! Sorry. It’s 5am here, so I guess I need some sleep .

What I meant was the modified rule No. 5 I provided earlier to be OK. Hope that makes more sense. Oops!

微妙 (びみょう) = Subtle (and other things).

[Pablunpro]

なるほど！

You mean your ammended rule No. 3 (words ending in 々 should be accepted)! Yeah, I thought it was a better rule.

[Jose7822]

@Jose7822

Also we should get rid of rule No. 5. As long as the word doesn’t end with Kana, it should be fine to have them. We’re usually going by the last Kanji anyway.

I mean this . So rule No. 5, which prohibits the use of Kana at the end, but with the change that it allows Kana elsewhere.

But yeah, also the change I suggested to rule No. 3.

[NeoArcturus]

Thanks for all the great suggestions! Here’s my opinion:

@TehFlashBang

No repeated words

I’d definitely include this one!

@TehFlashBang

All readings are fine, 相手 to 手段 would be acceptable

I would include this one as well

@TehFlashBang

Kanji can end in ん、 but words cannot end in 々 or 者, as no or very few words begin with these Kanji

I agree on 者, but I agree with @Jose7822 on 々

@Jose7822

That said, for rule No. 3, I think words ending in 々 should be accepted. Simply use the first Kanji, since they’re supposed to be the same after all.

@TehFlashBang

No kana allowed, so words like 焼き鳥 are a no-go. If words are normally written in only kana but have Kanji variants, even rare, these are okay.

I personally wouldn’t include the first part of this rule, I agree with @Pablunpro and @Jose7822 here. I’m not sure about including rare kanji variants of words that are normally written in kana, though I personally think that this might not be too bad.

@TehFlashBang

Multiple Kanji Overlap is fine, like 学校生活 to 生活費, but your word cannot consist of only overlapping Kanji (so just 生活 would be out)

I think that would make the game indeed a bit too complicated? I’m not sure though, we can include it if you want.

@Jose7822

微妙 (びみょう) = Subtle (and other things).

名字(みょうじ) = surname

[skullclutter]

Here are my thoughts:

• Words ending in 々 - agree that these should be treated as if they were the previous kanji
• Kana in words: As long as the word ends in and is primarily kanji, I think it should be allowed.
• Overlapping Kanji: I’d be ok with that since it might spark more word ideas.

自転車じてんしゃ -

[Jose7822]

シャボン玉 (しゃぼんだま) = Soap Bubbles 🫧

[Neon_Kitsune]

毎日（まいにち）everyday

[SoreWaMaichiru]

窒死 (ちっし) = death from suffocation

[Jose7822]

心中 (しんじゅう) = Double Suicide/Couple’s Suicide.