cops and robbers; hide-and-seek game
A children's game similar to tag, where 'police' chase 'thieves'. Often played outdoors. Also known as ケードロ.
See also: けいどろ
After school, we all played cops and robbers.
In cops and robbers, the police catch the thieves.
Katakana spelling is common for this game name; usually written in kana.
Variant pronunciation and spelling; the long vowel is sometimes written as ケー.
Kanji spelling using 泥 (mud/dirt) and 警 (police); rarely used.
Kanji spelling using 泥 (mud/dirt) and 刑 (punishment); rarely used.
Abbreviation of 泥棒 (どろぼう, thief) and 警察 (けいさつ, police). The game name is formed by combining the first characters of each word.