noun
freeze tag
A children's game similar to tag, where tagged players must freeze until another player unfreezes them. Compare 鬼ごっこ (regular tag).
See also: 鬼ごっこ
休み時間にみんなで氷鬼をした。
We played freeze tag during recess.
氷鬼では、鬼にタッチされたらその場で固まらなければならない。
In freeze tag, if you're tagged by 'it', you have to freeze on the spot.
Regular tag; in 氷鬼, tagged players freeze and can be unfrozen by teammates, adding a rescue element.
Compound of 氷 (こおり, 'ice') and 鬼 (おに, 'demon/tagger'), referring to the frozen state of tagged players.