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N1Vocabulary
皮肉
ひにく
irony; sarcasm
Readings
- On
- 皮:ヒ 肉:ニク
- Kun
- 皮:かわ
Examples
皮肉を言う。
To speak sarcastically.
Questions that use this word
N1 10From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.
- N1N1 読解
しかし近代化の恩恵を享受してきた人間は今、自らの活動が生態系の根幹を脅かすという皮肉な状況に直面している。
Answer: 自然との関係を支配関係から共存・相互依存関係へと捉え直すこと
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