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皮肉
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 皮肉.
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Entry
1
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
irony; sarcasm; cynicism; satire
Examples
私はあなたの皮肉な言葉は聞き捨てにはできません。
I resent your cynical remarks.
2
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
unexpected; different from what one expected; not as one had planned
3
(only) surface; something superficial
4
Archaic; Literal meaning
skin and bone; body
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