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.
Standard kanji spelling for the game.
Search-only form; not a standard spelling.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, common in children's contexts.
Alternate kanji for こおり; less common for this game.
Compound of 氷 (こおり, 'ice') and 鬼 (おに, 'demon/tagger'), referring to the frozen state of tagged players.