Vocabulary
What does 皮肉 (ひにく, hiniku) mean?
皮肉 (ひにく, hiniku) means sarcasm, irony; ironic.
Quick facts| Reading | ひにく |
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| Romaji | hiniku |
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| Part of speech | noun, na-adjective, no-adjective |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N2 |
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N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhiniku
sarcasm, irony; ironic
- 1noun · na-adjective · no-adjective irony; sarcasm; cynicism
- 2na-adjective · no-adjective · noun unexpected; different from what one expected; not as one had planned
- 3noun (only) surface; something superficial
- 4noun skin and bone; body
Example sentences
彼は皮肉を言うのが好きだ。
He likes to make sarcastic remarks.
皮肉なことに、雨がやんだ。
Ironically, the rain stopped.
