How to say "tag" in Japanese

• タグCommon
  nounThe loanword covering most senses of 'tag': a label attached to an item, such as on clothing or luggage, and tags used online to mark or categorize content.
  順じゅんを追おって基本的きほんてきなタグを覚おぼえていこう。↗

  Let's learn the basic tags in order.
• 鬼ごっこおにごっこCommon
  nounThe children's game of tag, in which one player chases and touches the others; use it only for the game, never for labels or tags on things.
  私達わたしたちは昔むかし鬼おにごっこのような遊あそびをよくした。↗

  We used to play games like tag.
• 荷札にふだCommon
  nounA tag or label physically attached to goods or luggage, typically on shipments; choose it when the tag identifies cargo or a parcel, not for tags in general.
  かばん全部ぜんぶに荷札にふだをつけなさい。↗

  Attach labels to all the bags.
• 札ふだCommon
  nounBasically a paper card or slip bearing writing; its 'tag' sense is a written paper label, so it fits physical paper tags rather than digital or figurative ones.
• 票ひょうJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun (suffix), nounIts core senses are a vote or ballot and a ticket or stub; for the everyday sense of 'tag' it is seldom the word you want.

Choose 「タグ」 for tags in general, whether attached labels or online tags; 「鬼ごっこ」 is the children's game; 荷札 a tag on goods or luggage; 札 a written paper slip; 票 is really tickets, stubs and ballots, not tags.

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• タグtag
• 鬼ごっこおにごっこtag (children's game)
• 荷札にふだlabel
• 付箋ふせんsticky note
• 下げ札さげふだtag
• 付け札つけふだtag
• 付け紙つけがみtag
• 付票ふひょうtag
• 鬼ごおにごtag (children's game)
• 鬼遊びおにあそびtag (children's game)
• 合札あいふだcheck (e.g. baggage claim)
• 触球しょっきゅうtag out
• 札ふだlabel
• 票ひょうlabel
• 箋せんtag (usu. bamboo, wood, ivory, etc.)
• タッチtag