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眉

JLPT N1 9 strokes Frequency: #2177

Meanings

Eyebrow

Radicals

目

Decomposition

⿸尸目

Etymology

Ideographic: Picture of hair 尸 above an eye 目

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 9

Stroke Order

1 corner right-to-left

2 vertical right-to-left

3 horizontal bottom-left-to-top-right

4 diagonal top-to-bottom

5 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

6 corner bottom-right-to-top-left

7 horizontal bottom-to-top

8 horizontal bottom-to-top

9 horizontal bottom-to-top

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ビ bi

ミ mi

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

まゆ mayu

Words Using This Kanji

42 words total

Other (20 words)

snow-white eyebrows

brow

brow

eyebrow

eyebrow

face

beautiful eyebrows

eyebrow pencil

having the pleasure of seeing (a person)

emergency

worried look

handsome

finest example

urgent need

penciling eyebrows

arched eyebrows

to feel relieved

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.)

愁眉を開くしゅうびをひらく

to feel relieved

作り眉つくりまゆ

painted eyebrows

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