皮肉

ひにく

irony; sarcasm; cynicism; satire

JLPT N2 Common word

Meanings

Noun, Na-adjective, No-adjective
irony; sarcasm; cynicism; satire
Na-adjective, No-adjective, Noun
unexpected; different from what one expected; not as one had planned
Noun
(only) surface; something superficial

Rare and archaic meanings (1)

彼女かのじょは皮肉ひにくを解ほぐさない。

She doesn't understand sarcasm.
彼かれはいつも私わたしに皮肉ひにくを言いう。

He always makes cynical remarks to me.
彼女かのじょは少すこし皮肉ひにくっぽく話はなした。

She spoke with a suggestion of sarcasm in her voice.
彼女かのじょは彼かれの皮肉ひにくがわかるだろう。

She will perceive his irony.
彼かれは少すこしばかり皮肉ひにくっぽく話はなした。

He spoke with a suggestion of sarcasm in his voice.

More examples (10)

それは皮肉ひにくに聞きこえちゃうかもね。

That might come off as sarcastic.
彼かれは私わたしを見みて皮肉ひにくな微笑びしょうを浮うかべた。

He smiled a cynical smile at me.
彼かれの皮肉ひにくはあなたに向むけてではない。

His ironical remarks are not directed at you.
彼かれは私わたしを見みて皮肉ひにくな微笑ほほえみをうかべた。

He smiled a cynical smile at me.
皮肉ひにくな笑わらいを浮うかべて彼かれは私わたしを見みつめた。

He stared at me with a satirical smile.
彼かれの皮肉ひにく意見いけんはあなたに向むけてではない。

His ironical remarks are not directed at you.
彼かれの皮肉ひにくは君きみに向むけられたものではない。

His ironical remarks aren't directed at you.
声こえの調子ちょうしは怒いかりや皮肉ひにくを示しめすことがある。

Tone of voice can indicate anger and irony.
彼かれの演説えんぜつには少すこし皮肉ひにくっぽいところがあった。

There was a touch of irony in his speech.
その賞賛しょうさんは皮肉ひにくの変装へんそうしたものであることに彼かれは気きがつかなかった。

He was not aware that the praise was a satire in disguise.