noun
eyebrow pencil; eyebrow blackening
Refers to the cosmetic product used to draw or darken eyebrows, historically a black powder or modern pencil.
母は化粧台で眉墨を使っている。
My mother is using an eyebrow pencil at the dressing table.
noun
blackened eyebrows
Describes eyebrows that have been darkened with 眉墨, often in traditional or historical contexts.
舞妓の眉墨が美しい。
The maiko's blackened eyebrows are beautiful.
noun
distant mountain range (metaphor)
Poetic metaphor comparing distant mountains to the shape of blackened eyebrows. Rare and literary.
遠くの山並みを眉墨にたとえる表現は、古典和歌に見られる。
The expression comparing distant mountain ranges to blackened eyebrows is found in classical waka poetry.
Modern loanword for eyebrow makeup; 眉墨 is more traditional and can refer to the blackening itself.
Compound of 眉 (まゆ, eyebrow) and 墨 (すみ, ink), referring to the black ink or powder used to darken eyebrows. The reading まゆずみ is a straightforward combination.