皮肉

Word
皮肉
Reading
ひにく
Level
N2
Part of speech
noun
Meaning
irony, sarcasm
Example

彼の発言は皮肉に満ちていた。 His remark was full of sarcasm.

Confused with

比較 (comparison) - 皮肉 means sarcasm, whereas 比較 means comparison.

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