Play Japanese shiritori with a 90,000-word dictionary: check moves, suggest next words.
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Check whether the next word correctly follows the previous word in shiritori: it must start with the previous word's last kana, it loses if it ends in ん or was already used. Also tells whether each word is in the dictionary and what the next word must start with.
The word just said.
The previous word (kana is safest; kanji is looked up in the dictionary).
Words already used in this game.
House rule: allow ば→は/ぱ style dakuten variants.
Check whether the next word correctly follows the previous word in shiritori: it must start with the previous word's last kana, it loses if it ends in ん or was already used. Also tells whether each word is in the dictionary and what the next word must start with.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| next* | string | The word just said. |
| used | array | Words already used in this game. |
| previous* | string | The previous word (kana is safest; kanji is looked up in the dictionary). |
| loose_dakuten | boolean | House rule: allow ば→は/ぱ style dakuten variants. |
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"previous",
"next"
],
"properties": {
"next": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The word just said."
},
"used": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"maxItems": 1000,
"description": "Words already used in this game."
},
"previous": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The previous word (kana is safest; kanji is looked up in the dictionary)."
},
"loose_dakuten": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "House rule: allow ば→は/ぱ style dakuten variants."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Look up a word: is it in the dictionary, its reading, its first and last kana under shiritori rules (ー and small kana handled), whether it ends in ん, and which kana the next word must start with.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| word* | string |
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"word"
],
"properties": {
"word": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Pick random words that can follow the previous word (or start with a given kana), excluding words already used and, by default, words ending in ん. pool "everyday" (default) uses hand-picked everyday words, "common" adds common dictionary words, "all" uses the whole dictionary.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pool | string | |
| after | string | The previous word. |
| count | integer | |
| genre | string | Theme for 食べ物しりとり etc. (everyday words only). |
| allow_n | boolean | Include words ending in ん (they lose). |
| exclude | array | Words already used in this game. |
| start_char | string | Or: one kana to start with, e.g. "り". |
| loose_dakuten | boolean |
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"pool": {
"enum": [
"everyday",
"common",
"all"
],
"type": "string",
"default": "everyday"
},
"after": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The previous word."
},
"count": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 5,
"maximum": 30,
"minimum": 1
},
"genre": {
"enum": [
"food",
"animal",
"plant",
"nature",
"body",
"goods",
"vehicle",
"place",
"world",
"people",
"play",
"word"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Theme for 食べ物しりとり etc. (everyday words only)."
},
"allow_n": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "Include words ending in ん (they lose)."
},
"exclude": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"maxItems": 1000,
"description": "Words already used in this game."
},
"start_char": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Or: one kana to start with, e.g. \"り\"."
},
"loose_dakuten": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}