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eyebrow
N1
On: Kun: まゆ

Memory Aid

The top strokes of 眉 look like the arch of an eyebrow, covering the 'eye' (目) beneath it.

Vocabulary

眉毛まゆげeyebrow (hair)
眉間みけんspace between the eyebrows, glabella
眉をひそめるまゆをひそめるto frown, knit one's brows
白眉はくびmasterpiece, the best of its kind

Example Sentences

彼女は美しい眉毛をしています。

She has beautiful eyebrows.

彼はそのニュースを聞いて眉をひそめた。

He frowned when he heard the news.

彼の眉間には深いしわがあった。

There was a deep wrinkle between his eyebrows.

その小説は彼の作品の白眉だ。

That novel is the masterpiece of his works.

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