ごっこ
Japanese
editPronunciation
editSuffix
edit- (archaic) alternately, doing the same action in turns
- 1781 Karai Senryū, Senryū hyō mankuawase [Comprehensive criticism of verse]. Quoted in 国語大辞典(新装版) [Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition] (1988, in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan.
- しなの迄かわりごっこにおぶっさり
- Shinano made kawari-gokko ni obussari
- until we reach Shinano we take turns riding on each other’s back
- しなの迄かわりごっこにおぶっさり
- 1781 Karai Senryū, Senryū hyō mankuawase [Comprehensive criticism of verse]. Quoted in 国語大辞典(新装版) [Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition] (1988, in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan.
- pretend-, make-believe-
- 狩りごっこ ― kari-gokko ― mock hunting
- 探偵ごっこをする ― tantei-gokko o suru ― to play detective
Usage notes
editThe derivational suffix affixes to a noun.
Derived terms
edit- 鬼ごっこ (onigokko, “tag”, a children’s game, literally “play-ogre”)