かげふみ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
影踏み

Etymology

影(かげ) (kage, “shadow”) + 踏(ふ)み (fumi, “stepping”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 踏(ふ)む (fumu, “to step on”).).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かげ​ふみ [kàgéꜜfùmì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɡe̞ɸɯ̟ᵝmʲi]

Noun

かげふみ • (kagefumi) 

1. "stepping on shadows", a children's game

Synonyms

• 影踏(かげふ)み鬼(おに) (kagefumioni)