Meaning
風刺 (ふうし, fuushi) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “sarcasm; satire”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 8
彼は政治家を風刺するので有名だ
He is famous because he lampoons politicians.
その劇は政界を風刺したものだ。
The play is a satire on the political world.
そのときの風刺漫画が残っている。
A satirical cartoon from that time remains.
この短編は現代の政治を風刺したものである.
The story satirizes [is a satire on] contemporary politics.
彼のスピーチにはちょっぴり風刺がこめられていた.
His speech had some relish of sarcasm.
風刺画的な要素もあるが、あくまでも娯楽性が強い。
They contained elements of caricature but consistently emphasized the entertainment aspect.
その風刺画家は、有力な政治家を描いた風刺画のせいで現在論争の渦中にいる。
The caricaturist is now at the center of a controversy over his caricature of an influential politician.
公共の場所、特に人の集まりやすい辻や河原などに立て札を立て、主に世相を風刺した狂歌を匿名で公開する。
In public places, especially intersections and riversides where people easily gathered, notices would be put up, publishing anonymously written kyoka (lit. mad poems) that generally satirized current events.