隠れん坊

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
かく
Grade: S
ぼう > ぼ
Grade: S
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
隱れん坊 (kyūjitai)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) くれんぼ [kàkúréꜜǹbò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠kɯ̟ɾẽ̞mbo̞]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠kɯ̟ɾẽ̞mbo̞]

Noun

(かく)れん() • (kakurenbo

  1. (children's games) hide and seek
    Synonyms: 隠れ鬼 (kakureoni), 隠れ遊び (kakureasobi), 隠れ子 (kakurego)
Usage notes
  • Terminology:
    • (おに) (oni, literally devil), the seeker
    • () (ko, literally child), the other players
  • Phrases:

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
かく
Grade: S
ぼう
Grade: S
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
隱れん坊 (kyūjitai)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) くれんぼー [kàkúréꜜǹbòò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠kɯ̟ɾẽ̞mbo̞ː]

Noun

(かく)れん(ぼう) • (kakurenbōかくれんばう (kakurenbau)?

  1. (children's games) hide and seek

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN