noun
musical chairs
A children's game where players walk around chairs and sit when the music stops; one chair is removed each round.
子供たちは椅子取りゲームで盛り上がった。
The children got excited playing musical chairs.
Katakana variant for 椅子, common in casual writing.
Compound of 椅子 (chair), 取り (taking), and ゲーム (game), literally 'chair-taking game'.