Kanji

Stroke count: 24

Meaning: scowl, raise eyebrows

Kunyomi: ひそ.める しか.める

Onyomi: ヒン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: leaf

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ヒソミ knitted brows, frown

ヒンシュク frowning on, looking on with scorn, showing disapproval

Kunyomi Examples

める ひそめる to knit (one's eyebrows), to furrow, to contract

める しかめる to screw up (one's face), to scrunch up, to pucker up, to furrow (one's brow), to wrinkle