単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#7,874 most used

皮肉

ひにく1

頭高 (atamadaka), as a noun

irony; sarcasm

ITS KANJI

皮skinread ひ here7 words ›肉meatread にく here20 words ›

IN A SENTENCE

Tone of voice can indicate anger and irony.

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MEANINGS

1

irony; sarcasm; cynicism; satire

noun · adjectival noun · takes の

TANGOYA ASKS

2

unexpected; different from what one expected; not as one had planned

adjectival noun · takes の · noun

3

(only) surface; something superficial

noun

4

skin and bone; body

noun

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#7,874 most used

Written皮肉 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Pitch1 as a noun; 0 as a noun or an adjectival noun

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium