眉

eyebrow

9 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 2177.

Readings

• まゆ (kun reading): 眉毛 (まゆげ) eyebrow; 眉 (まゆ) eyebrow
• ミ (on reading): 眉間 (みけん) brow
• ビ (on reading): 白眉 (はくび) finest example; 眉目 (びもく) face
• Read as a whole word: 眉庇 (まびさし) visor

Components

• 丿
• 目
• ｜ radical vertical stroke
• 尸 radical corpse; flag
• 目 radical eye

Kanji containing 眉

• 媚 flatter
• 嵋 place name

Words using 眉

• 眉毛 (まゆげ) eyebrow
• 眉 (まゆ) eyebrow
• 太眉 (ふとまゆ) thickened eyebrows
• 眉唾 (まゆつば) dubious tale
• 眉尻 (まゆじり) end of an eyebrow
• 眉間 (みけん) brow
• 白眉 (はくび) finest example
• 眉目 (びもく) face
• 焦眉の急 (しょうびのきゅう) urgent need
• 眉宇 (びう) brow
• 眉雪 (びせつ) snow-white eyebrows
• 眉庇 (まびさし) visor

50 words in all.

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