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    3. 鼬ごっこ

    鼬ごっこ

    鼬いたちご​っ​こ​

    going round in circles

    NTNounGamesKanji Vocab25 strokes

    いたちごっこイタチごっこイタチゴッコ

    Noun

    1.
    going round in circles, game of cat and mouse, pointless and repetitive back-and-forth
    word usually written using kana aloneidiomatic expression
    2.
    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 term

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    Characters that make up this word

    鼬
    いたち…(2)
    weasel・skunk・ermine
    Kanji
    ご
    go
    Kana
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
    こ
    ko
    Kana
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