Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

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, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2 edit

しかず (shikazu

  1. negative continuative form of しく (shiku)