にく
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. irony; sarcasm; cynicism; satire
2. unexpected; different from what one expected; not as one had planned
Noun
3. (only) surface; something superficial
4. skin and bone; body
literal meaning
Kanji used
skin (of an animal or a plant)
meat
Pitch accent
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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 (7 in total)
That might come off as sarcastic.
He always makes cynical remarks to me.
Tone of voice can indicate anger and irony.
His ironical remarks are not directed at you.
He stared at me with a satirical smile.
Ironically it is war that has brought a great many useful inventions into being.
She doesn't understand sarcasm.