まつ毛げ

ま

つ

げ

JLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

eyelashes

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the hairs on the edge of the eyelid. No special nuance; a common everyday word.

まつ毛げが長ながいto have long eyelashes
彼かの女じょはまつ毛げが長ながくてきれいだ。
She has long, beautiful eyelashes.
まつ毛げが抜ぬけるfor an eyelash to fall out
最さい近きんまつ毛げがよく抜ぬける。
My eyelashes have been falling out a lot lately.
まつ毛げにマスカラをつけるto apply mascara to one's eyelashes
出でかける前まえにまつ毛げにマスカラをつけた。
I put mascara on my eyelashes before going out.
まつ毛げをカールするto curl one's eyelashes
ビューラーでまつ毛げをカールした。
I curled my eyelashes with an eyelash curler.
まつ毛げが目めに入はいるfor an eyelash to get in one's eye
まつ毛げが目めに入はいって痛いたい。
An eyelash got in my eye and it hurts.

眉まゆ毛げN3
まつ毛 refers to the eyelashes on the eyelid, while 眉毛 refers to the eyebrows above the eyes.
まぶたN3
まぶた is the fold of skin that covers the eye, while まつ毛 are the hairs growing along its edge.
眉まゆN1
眉 refers to the eyebrows above the eyes, while まつ毛 refers to the eyelashes on the eyelids.

まつ毛げUsage19%
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling; the 毛 part is straightforward, and まつ is often written in kana.
まつげUsage57%
Kana-only spelling; usually written in kana.
睫毛まつげUsage16%
Full kanji spelling; both characters are non-jōyō, so this form is less common in everyday writing.
睫まつげUsage7%
rarely-used kanji form
Single-kanji abbreviation; rarely used and easily confused with other readings.
マツゲUsage1%

From 目 in its combining form ま, the Old Japanese genitive particle つ, and 毛 “hair”: literally “hair of the eye.”