Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 風刺(ふうし) in Japanese

風刺, 諷刺
Kana Reading
ふうし
Romaji
fūshi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    satire; irony; sarcasm
    Example sentence
    その劇は政界を風刺したものだ。 The play is a satire on the political world.

Examples of 風刺, 諷刺, ふうし in a sentence

Kanji in this word

刺 JLPT 2

8 strokes

thorn, pierce, stab, prick, sting, calling card

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: さ.す, さ.さる, さ.し, さし, とげ

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風 JLPT 4

9 strokes

wind, air, style, manner

On'Yomi: フウ, フ

Kun'Yomi: かぜ, かざ-, -かぜ

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諷

16 strokes

hint, satirize

On'Yomi: フウ

Kun'Yomi: そら.んじる

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