タグ
also: タッグ
Meanings
Only with reading タグ
Used for a tag or label attached to an item, or for a digital tag used to classify or mark content.
The new shirt still has the price tag attached.
I added a location tag to the photo.
game of tag
Only with reading タグ
A loanword use for the children's chasing game; in ordinary Japanese, 鬼ごっこ is much more common.
In English class, the children played a chasing game called tag.
tag-team match
Only with reading タッグ
Professional-wrestling abbreviation of タッグマッチ; used when the context already makes the match type clear.
See also: タッグマッチ
The next bout is a tag-team match.
teaming up; working together; partnership
Only with reading タッグ
Most often used in the fixed phrase タッグを組む, meaning that people, groups, or companies join forces as a team.
See also: タッグチーム
The two companies teamed up to develop a new product.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉にタグを付けるto attach a tag to an item
I attached a price tag to the product.
- 〈人〉とタッグを組むto team up with someone
He and she teamed up for this project.
- 〈物〉からタグを外すto remove a tag from something
I removed the tag from the new clothes.