()(にく)
Rank #5,755

Meanings

  • noun (common) (futsuumeishi), adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    1. irony; sarcasm; cynicism; satire
  • adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    2. unexpected; different from what one expected; not as one had planned
  • noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    3. (only) surface; something superficial
  • noun (common) (futsuumeishi), archaic
    4. skin and bone; body

Readings

皮肉
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ひにく
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