皮肉 (ひにく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

皮肉 (ひにく) means sarcasm / cynicism.

See example sentences below.

皮肉 at a glance

皮肉

ひにくhiniku

N2noun

sarcasm / cynicism

皮肉ひにくhinikuN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

sarcasm / cynicism

Example 1

彼の言い方はいつも皮肉が多い。

Translation

His way of speaking is always full of sarcasm.

Example 2

皮肉を言っても意味がないよ。

Translation

There's no point in making sarcastic remarks.