しかず

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of しかず – see the following entry.

【如かず】 [verb] negative of 如く [verb] to be worse than; be inferior to Alternative spellings 不如, 不若, 若かず, 不及, 及かず

(This term, しかず (shikazu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

しかず • (shikazu) 

1. negative continuative form of しく (shiku)