しかと
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The card depicting a deer facing backwards, said to be the origin of the term.
Japanese
Etymology 1
From 鹿 (shika, “deer”) + 十 (to, “10”), derived from hanafuda terms. “10” refers either to October or the 10 points the card is worth.
Noun
Synonyms
- 無視 (mushi)
Verb
しかとする or シカトする • (shikato suru) suru (stem しかとし (shikato shi), past しかとした (shikato shita))
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
Proper noun
- 聖人: a male given name