ひ
皮
にく
肉

noun, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, takes genitive case の

  1. irony, sarcasm, cynicism, satire.
  2. unexpected, different from what one expected, not as one had planned.

noun

  1. (only) surface, something superficial.
  2. skin and bone, body. Archaism. Literal meaning.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ひ
皮
にく
肉
 皮肉 ひにく ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

pelt, skin, hide
かわ　ヒ (3rd, N2)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
meat
ニク　しし (2nd, N4)
inside, within, between
ナイ　うち　ダイ (2nd, N3)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)