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ヒニク
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. irony; sarcasm; cynicism; satire
No, I'm not saying this sarcastically.
2. unexpected; different from what one expected; not as one had planned
When I thought about it that way, it was ironic.
Noun
3. (only) surface; something superficial
4. skin and bone; body
literal meaning
Alt. forms
皮ひ肉にく
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Pitch accent
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Used in: 9
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
irony of fate; twist of fate
Examples (15 in total)
It doesn't sound like a joke or sarcasm.
When I thought about it that way, it was ironic.
No, I'm not saying this sarcastically.
Those words could also be taken as sarcasm.
That might come off as sarcastic.
He always makes cynical remarks to me.
Everyone laughed at my father's characteristic sarcasm.
His ironical remarks are not directed at you.
Tone of voice can indicate anger and irony.
He stared at me with a satirical smile.
Ironically, it rained on the very day of the trip.
Ironically it is war that has brought a great many useful inventions into being.
It's ironic to get injured doing exercise you took up for your health.
He was not aware that the praise was a satire in disguise.
She doesn't understand sarcasm.