noun
play-fighting; mock battle
Refers to children's pretend fighting or play battles, often with toy weapons or roughhousing. The suffix ごっこ indicates make-believe play.
See also: ごっこ
子供たちは公園で戦いごっこをして遊んでいた。
The children were playing at fighting in the park.
兄とよく戦いごっこをしたものだ。
I used to play-fight with my older brother a lot.
A suffix meaning 'playing at' or 'make-believe'. 戦いごっこ is a specific compound using this suffix.
Means 'battle' or 'fight' in a real sense. Adding ごっこ turns it into pretend play.
Compound of 戦い (tatakai, 'battle') + ごっこ (gokko, 'make-believe play').