しかと

Japanese

Etymology 1

From 鹿 (shika, deer) +‎ (to, 10), derived from hanafuda terms. “10” refers either to October or the 10 points the card is worth.

Noun

しかと or シカト • (shikato

  1. (slang) ignoring, neglect
Synonyms

Verb

しかとする or シカトする • (shikato surusuru (stem しかと (shikato shi), past しかとした (shikato shita))

  1. ignore, neglect
Conjugation
Conjugation of "しかとする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") しかとし shikato shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") しかとし shikato shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") しかとする shikato suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") しかとする shikato suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") しかとすれ shikato sure
Meireikei ("imperative") しかとせよ¹
しかとしろ²
shikato seyo¹
shikato shiro²
Key constructions
Passive しかとされる shikato sareru
Causative しかとさせる
しかとさす
shikato saseru
shikato sasu
Potential しかとできる shikato dekiru
Volitional しかとしよう shikato shiyō
Negative しかとしない shikato shinai
Negative continuative しかとせず shikato sezu
Formal しかとします shikato shimasu
Perfective しかとした shikato shita
Conjunctive しかとして shikato shite
Hypothetical conditional しかとすれば shikato sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
確と
聢と

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “probably related to しっかり”)

Adverb

しかと • (shikato

  1. clearly; certainly
  2. sufficiently; completely
  3. firmly; securely; tightly
Derived terms
  • しっかと (shikkato)

Etymology 3

Proper noun

しかと • (Shikato

  1. 聖人: a male given name