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    3. 皮肉る

    皮肉る

    皮ひ肉にくる​

    to make a cynical remark (about)

    KMT10News #33+1Verb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab12 strokes

    ひにくる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to make a cynical remark (about), to make a sarcastic remark (about), to satirize, to mock

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    彼かれはいつも人ひとを皮ひ肉にくる。

    He always makes cynical remarks about people.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    彼かの女じょは彼かれの失しっ敗ぱいを皮ひ肉にくるように笑わらった。

    She laughed sarcastically at his failure.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    彼かれの言こと葉ばは、社しゃ会かいの矛む盾じゅんを皮ひ肉にくる鋭するどい視し点てんを含ふくんでいた。

    His words contained a sharp perspective that satirized the contradictions of society.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれの皮ひ肉にくるような態たい度どは、周まわりの人ひとを不ふ快かいにさせた。

    His sarcastic attitude made those around him uncomfortable.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    冗じょう談だんのつもりで皮ひ肉にくったら、相あい手てを怒おこらせてしまった。

    I tried to be sarcastic as a joke, but I ended up angering the other person.

    KMT10Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    皮
    かわ…(1)
    pelt・skin・hide・leather・skin radical (no. 107)
    Kanji
    肉
    しし…(1)
    meat
    Kanji
    る
    ru
    Kana
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