Japanese symbol for “satirist”

皮肉屋

ひにくや

Romaji: hinikuya

ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist

In Japanese, satirist is 皮肉屋, read ひにくや (hinikuya).

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Meanings

n ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist

Written forms: 皮肉屋、皮肉や. Readings: ひにくや.

Kanji and stroke order

皮

pelt, skin, hide

on: ヒ
kun: かわ

5 strokes · JLPT 2

肉

meat

on: ニク
kun: しし

6 strokes · JLPT 3

屋

roof, house, shop

on: オク
kun: や

9 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
皮膚	ひふ hifu	skin
皮肉	ひにく hiniku	irony; sarcasm; cynicism
毛皮	けがわ kegawa	fur; skin; pelt
皮切り	かわきり kawakiri	beginning; start
脱皮	だっぴ dappi	ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing
樹皮	じゅひ juhi	bark (of a tree, etc.)
筋肉	きんにく kinniku	muscle
肉体	にくたい nikutai	the body; the flesh; the outer man
部屋	へや heya	room; chamber

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.