影踏み

影踏み

Japanese

Kanji in this term
影	踏
かげ Grade: S	ふ Grade: S
kun’yomi

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

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) かげ​ふみ [kàgéꜜfùmì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ka̠ɡe̞ɸɯ̟ᵝmʲi]

Noun

影踏み (hiragana かげふみ, rōmaji kagefumi)

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

Synonyms

• 影踏 (かげふ)み鬼 (おに) (kagefumioni)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN