眉
eyebrow
Readings
On'yomi
- ビ
- ミ
Kun'yomi
- まゆ
Meaning
眉 centers on the eyebrow, the arch of hair above the eye.
Most common words using 眉
20 of 53- 眉まゆN1
eyebrow; eyebrows
- 眉毛まゆげN3
eyebrow
- 眉墨まゆずみ
eyebrow pencil
- 眉間みけん
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
- 眉山まゆやま
peak of the arch of an eyebrow
- 画眉がび
penciling eyebrows
- 白眉はくび
finest example; the best (of)
- 眉目びもく
face; looks; features
- 焦眉しょうび
emergency; urgency; imminence
- 一本眉いっぽんまゆ
unibrow; monobrow
- 三日月眉みかづきまゆ
arched eyebrows
- 作り眉つくりまゆ
painted eyebrows
- 困り眉こまりまゆ
troubled eyebrows; worried-looking eyebrows
- 太い眉毛ふといまゆげ
thickened eyebrows
- 太眉ふとまゆ
thickened eyebrows
- 引き眉ひきまゆ
painted eyebrows
- 愁眉しゅうび
worried look; melancholy air
- 愁眉を開くしゅうびをひらく
to feel relieved
- 拝眉はいび
having the pleasure of seeing (a person)
- 描き眉かきまゆ
painted eyebrows; pencilled eyebrows
Study
Etymology
眉 is a pictograph of an eyebrow above an eye. The upper part 尸-like shape represents the brow, and 目 is the eye below.
Meaning mnemonic
The top part looks like the arch of an eyebrow, and 目 is the eye underneath. Together they form 眉, the eyebrow.
Reading mnemonic
For ビ, imagine a bee landing on your eyebrow: bee -> ビ, and you feel its tiny feet on the brow above your eye.