いたちごっこ
Frequency rank: 52,627. – 54,043. (for form イタチごっこ: 43,773. – 44,486.)
- going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forthword usually written using kana aloneidiomatic expression
- itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"word usually written using kana alonehistorical termoriginal meaning
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- いたちごっこFrequency rank: 52,627. – 54,043.
- 鼬ごっこ【いたちごっこ】【イタチごっこ】【イタチゴッコ】
- イタチごっこFrequency rank: 43,773. – 44,486.
- イタチゴッコ
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Lingaku