noun
Chinese jump rope; elastic rope jumping game
A children's game where players jump over a stretched elastic rope (often a long rubber band loop) held at various heights. Similar to the Western game 'Chinese jump rope'.
See also: ゴム紐 (ゴムひも)
休み時間に友達とゴム跳びをして遊んだ。
I played Chinese jump rope with my friends during recess.
ゴム跳びは、ゴムひもを足首の高さから始めて、だんだん高
Chinese jump rope is a game where you start with the elastic at ankle height and gradually raise it.
Refers to the elastic cord or rubber band itself, not the game.
Standard jump rope using a swinging rope, unlike the fixed elastic rope in ゴム跳び.
Compound of ゴム (rubber, elastic) and 跳び (jumping), from the verb 跳ぶ (to jump). The game uses a looped elastic rope.