かけっこ

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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

Noun

かけっこ • (kakekko) 

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

Synonyms

References

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