also: めぶか
na-adjective
worn low over the eyes
Describes a hat, cap, hood, or similar headwear pulled down so that it covers the eyes or sits low on the forehead. Often used in the adverbial form 目深に.
彼は帽子を目深にかぶって、顔を隠した。
He wore his hat low over his eyes to hide his face.
目深にフードをかぶった人が立っていた。
A person stood there with their hood pulled down low over their eyes.
Variant kanji spelling; 目深 is more common.
Alternate reading めぶか with variant kanji; very rare.
Irregular kanji usage (ateji); not standard.
Compound of 目 (eye) and 深 (deep), literally 'deep-eyed'. The reading まぶか is a sound shift from めぶか, where め (目) becomes ま, a common phonetic change in older compounds.