Kanji

眉

eyebrow

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

目部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ビ, ミ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

まゆ

Nanori (Name Reading)

まゆ

Example sentences

まゆ
彼女 不機嫌 そうに ひそめた

She knit her brows in displeasure.

ぴくり ぴくり
ぴくり 動かした

He twitched his eyebrows.

眉間 みけん
考え事 する とき 眉間 しわ 寄せる ある

He has a habit of wrinkling his brow when he thinks.

皺を寄せる しわをよせる
眉間 皺を寄せて 考え込んだ

He wrinkled his brow and was lost in thought.

眉をひそめる まゆをひそめる
失礼 態度 周囲 眉をひそめた

People around him frowned at his rude attitude.

眉を寄せる まゆをよせる
その 知らせ 眉を寄せた

He frowned at the news.

眉根を寄せる まゆねをよせる
その 知らせ 聞いて 眉根を寄せた

He knit his brows upon hearing the news.

眉を顰める まゆをひそめる
マナー 悪さ 周囲 人々 眉を顰めた

The people around frowned at his bad manners.

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