皮肉 (ひにく): cynicism, sarcasm — Japanese vocabulary
皮肉 is read ひにく and means "cynicism, sarcasm". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
皮肉
- Reading
- ひにく · hiniku
- Translation
- cynicism, sarcasm
- Level
- JLPT N2
Example
彼はいつも私に皮肉を言う。
かれはいつもわたしにひにくをゆう。
He always makes cynical remarks to me.
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