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: ゴムひも
I played Chinese jump rope with my friends during recess.
Chinese jump rope is a game where you start with the elastic at ankle height and gradually raise it.
Standard kanji spelling for this children's game.
Variant kanji spelling; 跳 is more common for jumping games.
Compound of ゴム (rubber, elastic) and 跳び (jumping), from the verb 跳ぶ (to jump). The game uses a looped elastic rope.