皮肉 (ひにく) — irony, sarcasm, cynicism

皮ひ肉にく irony

Frequency #4498 Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common. Grade 3 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 2 characters 漢語 kango 漢語 (kango) — Sino-Japanese compound: all kanji use on'yomi (Chinese-derived) readings.

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