皮肉

ひにく

[hiniku]

Definitions

1.noun (common) (futsuumeishi); adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

irony; sarcasm; cynicism; satire

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.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

(only) surface; something superficial

彼かれの皮肉ひにくな言いいい方かたが時々ときどき人ひとを傷つけるきずつけることがある。

His ironic way of speaking sometimes hurts people.

皮肉ひにくなことに彼かれが一番いちばん遅くおそく到着とうちゃくしてしまった。

Ironically, he arrived the latest.

皮肉ひにくを言わいわれても笑っわらって流せるながせる人ひとは強いつよいと思うおもう。

I think people who can laugh off sarcasm are strong.