Jisho

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ひにく 皮肉
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Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. irony; sarcasm; cynicism; satire​
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun
2. unexpected; different from what one expected; not as one had planned​
Noun
3. (only) surface; something superficial​
Noun
4. skin and bone; body​Archaic, literal meaning

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1 Reply ・ Started by tonicato at 2020-09-27 10:42:14 UTC ・ Last reply by HataReizu at 2020-09-27 18:50:47 UTC

Skin + meat = Irony? Does someone have an explanation?