Hide and Seek

Japanese: 隠坊 - かくれんぼう

〘noun〙① A type of children's game. Several people hide in the shadows, and one person who becomes an ogre searches for them. A game of hiding. A hidden ogre. A hidden place. A hidden place. A hidden place. A hidden place. A hidden place. A hidden place. A hidden place. A hidden place. A hidden place. A hidden place. A hidden place. A hidden place. A hidden place. A hidden place. *Haiku poem, Inukoshu (1633), volume 5, "Kumo ni Tsuki Kakurenhou ka Katsura no ba" *Joruri, Shinoda Kotaro (around 1702), volume 3, " Surely those who don't join in the hide-and-seek are afuchi ya kobushi ya katsura no ba" ② To hide so as not to meet someone. Also, that person. ※Jinjyohon・Enmusubigoironoito (1839-48) 4 “Mr. Yanagi, where are you hiding out ? Can’t you stay away from a beautiful woman even for a little while?” ※From Edo to Tokyo (1925)〈Yada Soun〉 12 “There is no law that says you should rent a place to hide out . ”

Hide and Seek [Hide and Seek]

〘 noun 〙 = hide-and-seek (hidden priest) ① ※ From Haikai and Haikai Sanbu-sho (1677) "From Mt. Asaka, hiding in the mountains, from the storeroom to the depths of Miyoshino (Yoshihisa)"

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 子供の遊びの一つ。数人が物陰に隠れ、鬼になった一人がそれを捜し出す。かくれあそび。かくれおに。かくれかじか。かくれかんじょう。かくれご。かくれごく。かくれごと。かくれんご。かくれんぼ。※俳諧・犬子集（1633）五「雲に月かくれんほうか桂のは」※浄瑠璃・信田小太郎（1702頃）三「サアかくれんぼうに交(まじ)らぬものはあふちやこぶしやかつらのは」② 人に会わないように隠れること。また、その人。※人情本・縁結娯色の糸（1839‐48）四「柳さん、何処へ隠(カク)れん坊(バウ)をなさるのだ。些(ちっと)の間も美人の側を、離れては居られない訳かね」※江戸から東京へ（1925）〈矢田挿雲〉一二「隠(カク)れん坊(ボウ)に宿を貸すといふ法は無之」