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“Ignoring” in Japanese

Short answer
シカト shikato

Ignoring in Japanese is “シカト” (shikato). Full meaning: ignoring (someone), ostracizing, leaving (someone) out.

Other ways to say “Ignoring” in Japanese

スルー suruu ignoring, looking the other way, letting pass; passing through, going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer), letting the ball go past, dummy 頭越し atamagoshi ignoring, bypassing, doing something without consultation, going over someone's head 黙殺 mokusatsu ignoring, disregarding, taking no notice of, refusing to comment on, turning a deaf ear to 没却 bokkyaku ignoring, losing sight of (an objective), discarding しかと shikato ignoring (someone), ostracizing, leaving (someone) out 無視 mushi disregarding, ignoring そっち退け sotchinoke neglecting, ignoring, paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional), outdoing, outshining スルーっ suruu ignoring, looking the other way, letting pass; passing through, going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer), letting the ball go past, dummy スルーッ suruu ignoring, looking the other way, letting pass; passing through, going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer), letting the ball go past, dummy するーっ suruu ignoring, looking the other way, letting pass; passing through, going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer), letting the ball go past, dummy 空気扱い kuukiatsukai treating (someone) like they are air, ignoring (someone)

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