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Kotomora

眉

eyebrow

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes9

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

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  • 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

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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.