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眉雪 (びせつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

眉び雪せつ

Meanings

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noun

snow-white eyebrows

Literary or poetic term for eyebrows that are white as snow, often associated with old age.

老ろう人じんの眉び雪せつが印いん象しょう的てきだった。
The old man's snow-white eyebrows were striking.

Kanji

眉eyebrow
雪snow

Similar words

白はく眉び
白眉 means 'white eyebrows' but is more commonly used metaphorically to mean 'the best' or 'outstanding example', while 眉雪 is a literal, poetic description of snow-white eyebrows.

Etymology

Compound of 眉 (eyebrow) and 雪 (snow), literally 'snow eyebrows'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.