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眉 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「目」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「目」
On
ビ・ミび・み · bi · mi
Kun
まゆmayu
Meaning
eyebrow

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A picture of the hair growing above the eye: the eyebrow.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onビびbi眉目びもく焦眉しょうび
Onミみmi眉間みけん
Kunまゆmayu眉毛まゆげ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 眉毛まゆげ

    eyebrow

  • 眉間みけん

    between the eyebrows

More words with this kanji

  • 柳眉りゅうび
  • 眉唾まゆつば
  • 蛾眉がび
  • 眉を嚬めるまゆをひそめる
  • 娥眉がび

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

難(むずか)しい顔(かお)で眉(まゆ)をひそめた。

They knitted their brows with a troubled look.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

眉毛眉間眉毛hair間betwee…睦harmon…瞭clear瞳pupil…目eye盲blind弥increa…未not ye…尾tail枇loquat味taste
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

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