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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

2177 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: eyebrow

Kunyomi: まゆ

Onyomi: ビ, ミ

Composition: 目 丿

眉

Radical

Radical: 目

Meaning: eye

Reading: あみがしら

目

Examples

Onyomi Examples

眉宇 (ビウ) brow, brows

眉月 (マユヅキ) crescent moon

拝眉 (ハイビ) having the pleasure of seeing (a person)

愁眉 (シュウビ) worried look, melancholy air

眉間 (ミケン) brow, glabella, middle forehead, area between the eyebrows

Kunyomi Examples

眉 (まゆ) eyebrow, eyebrows

眉毛 (まゆげ) eyebrow

描き眉 (かきまゆ) painted eyebrows, pencilled eyebrows

三日月眉 (みかづきまゆ) arched eyebrows

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