playing at; make-believe; pretend
Attaches to nouns to mean playing a game of pretending to be or do that thing. Often used in children's games, but also for playful imitation by adults.
子供たちはお医者さんごっこをして遊んでいる。
The children are playing doctor.
休日は家族で料理ごっこを楽しんだ。
On the holiday, we enjoyed playing at cooking as a family.
The children played store at the park.
tag; tig
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless back-and-forth · itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's hand game
playing war (children's game)
make-believe play; pretend play
play-fighting; mock battle
Kana-only suffix; no kanji spelling is given.
The suffix is of uncertain origin. It forms words denoting imitation, make-believe, or a game in which participants act out the role named by the preceding element.