(かん)()

かんけり
noun
kick the can (children's game)
1. kick the can (a children's outdoor game)
A traditional children's outdoor game combining hide-and-seek and tag. An empty can is placed in the open; the player who is "it" guards it while finding the others, but anyone can free the captured players by kicking the can before being caught.
公園(こうえん)(かん)()りをした。
We played kick the can in the park.
子供(こども)のころ、よく(とも)だちと(かん)()りをして(あそ)んだ。
When I was a kid, I often played kick the can with my friends.
(おに)()づかないうちに(かん)()れば、(つか)まったみんな}を{助(たす)けられる。
If you kick the can before the "it" notices, you can free everyone who's been caught.

A traditional outdoor children's game, a variant of hide-and-seek in which an empty can serves as the home base. Kicking the can resets the round and rescues captured players.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • (かん)()りをする: to play kick the can
  • (かん)()りで(あそ)ぶ: to play (around) at kick the can

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • (おに)ごっこ: tag — the basic chasing game; (かん)()り adds a can and a hiding element
  • かくれんぼ: hide-and-seek — (かん)()り combines this with tag