Moto 眉: EyebrowKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ビ、ミ
- Kun'yomi
- まゆ
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 60 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ビ・ミ)
- 焦眉しょうびemergency; urgency
- 愁眉しゅうびworried look; melancholy air
- 愁眉を開くしゅうびをひらくto feel relieved
- 拝眉はいびhaving the pleasure of seeing (a person)
- 柳眉りゅうびbeautiful eyebrows
- 焦眉の急しょうびのきゅうurgent need
- 画眉がびpenciling eyebrows
- 白眉はくびfinest example; the best (of)
- 眉宇びうbrow; brows
- 眉斑びはんsuperciliary stripe; supercilium
- 眉目びもくface; looks
- 眉目秀麗びもくしゅうれいhandsome
- 眉間みけんbrow; glabella
- 眉雪びせつsnow-white eyebrows
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 眉まゆeyebrow; eyebrows
- 眉毛まゆげeyebrow
- 三日月眉みかづきまゆarched eyebrows
- 作り眉つくりまゆpainted eyebrows
- 太い眉毛ふといまゆげthickened eyebrows
- 太眉ふとまゆthickened eyebrows
- 引き眉ひきまゆpainted eyebrows
- 描き眉かきまゆpainted eyebrows; pencilled eyebrows
- 片眉かたまゆone eyebrow
- 眉つばまゆつばdubious tale; cock-and-bull story
- 眉つばものまゆつばものdubious tale; cock-and-bull story
- 眉につばをつけるまゆにつばをつけるto keep one's wits about one; to be on one's guard
- 眉に唾をつけるまゆにつばをつけるto keep one's wits about one; to be on one's guard
- 眉に唾をぬるまゆにつばをぬるto keep one's wit about one; to be on one's guard
- 眉に唾を付けるまゆにつばをつけるto keep one's wits about one; to be on one's guard
- 眉に唾を塗るまゆにつばをぬるto keep one's wit about one; to be on one's guard
- 眉をひそめるまゆをひそめるto knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows
- 眉を寄せるまゆをよせるto frown; to scowl
- 眉を曇らすまゆをくもらすto knit one's brows; to frown
- 眉を開くまゆをひらくto feel relieved; to forget about one's troubles
- 眉を顰めるまゆをひそめるto knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows
- 眉ペンシルまゆペンシルeyebrow pencil
- 眉唾まゆつばdubious tale; cock-and-bull story
- 眉唾ものまゆつばものdubious tale; cock-and-bull story
- 眉唾物まゆつばものdubious tale; cock-and-bull story
- 眉墨まゆずみeyebrow pencil
- 眉尻まゆじりend of an eyebrow
- 眉山まゆやまpeak of the arch of an eyebrow
- 眉月まゆづきcrescent moon
- 眉根まゆねpart of the eyebrow closest to the nose
- 眉根を寄せるまゆねをよせるto frown; to squint
- 眉毛を読まれるまゆげをよまれるto be read like an open book; to be seen through
- 眉頭まゆがしらthe part of the eyebrows near the middle forehead; inner ends of one's eyebrows
Other readings
- 一本眉いっぽんまゆunibrow; monobrow
- 引眉ひきまゆpainted eyebrows
- 画眉鳥ほおじろmeadow bunting (species of passerine, Emberiza cioides)
- 眉をしかめるまゆをひそめるto knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows
- 眉尖刀なぎなたnaginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive)
- 眉庇まびさしvisor; eyeshade
- 眉白まみじろSiberian thrush (Turdus sibiricus)
- 眉白水鶏まみじろくいなwhite-browed crake (species of rail, Porzana cinerea)
- 眉白秧鶏まみじろくいなwhite-browed crake (species of rail, Porzana cinerea)
- 眉茶じないまみちゃじないeyebrowed thrush (Turdus obscurus); gray-headed thrush
- 眉茶𪃹まみちゃじないeyebrowed thrush (Turdus obscurus); gray-headed thrush
- 蚰蜒眉げじげじまゆbushy eyebrows
- 黄道眉ほおじろmeadow bunting (species of passerine, Emberiza cioides)
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