Japanese symbol for “facetious”
剽軽
ひょうきん
Romaji: hyoukin
facetious; droll; funny
In Japanese, facetious is 剽軽, read ひょうきん (hyoukin).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n facetious; droll; funny
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 剽窃 | ひょうせつ hyousetsu | plagiarism |
| 剽盗 | ひょうとう hyoutou | highwayman |
| 剽悍 | ひょうかん hyoukan | fierce; daring; savage |
| 剽悍無比 | ひょうかんむひ hyoukanmuhi | as fierce and nimble as any; daring and agile without equal |
| 剽げる | ひょうげる hyougeru | to jest; to joke |
| 気軽 | きがる kigaru | carefree; buoyant; lighthearted |
| 手軽 | てがる tegaru | easy; simple; informal |
| 軽い | かるい karui | light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “facetious”.
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