かけっこ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
駆けっこ 駈けっこ

Etymology

From 駆(か)け (kake, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 駆(か)ける (kakeru).”) + っこ (-kko).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かけ​っこ [kàkéꜜkkò] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ke̞k̚ko̞]

Noun

かけっこ • (kakekko) 

1. racing; sprinting (as a children's competition)

Synonyms

• 駆(か)け競(くら)べ (kakekurabe)