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風刺
Fushi is satire, the use of humour to attack a target. Japanese broadcast comedy is far less politically satirical than in Europe, so fushi appears more in manga, literature and cartoons than on television. Fushi no kiita means sharply satirical.
Examples in context
この漫画は政治を風刺している。
This manga satirises politics.
風刺の効いた作品は長く残る。
Works with sharp satire last a long time.
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