eyebrow

9 strokesFrequency 2,177JLPT N1Grade 8

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まゆ

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Common Words

みえNounFreq #3303
1

eyebrow; eyebrows

Examples
妻の死の知らせを聞いてもまゆ一つ動かさなかった。
He did not even raise an eyebrow at the news of his wife's death.
眉間けんNoun~の Adj.Freq #4015
1

brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

眉をひそめる眉を顰めるまゆをひそめるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #4798
1

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown

Examples
その老婦人はまゆをひそめた
The old woman knitted her brows.
眉を寄せるまゆをよせるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #8750
1

to frown; to scowl

Examples
笑いで誤魔化すと、亜美さんはさも不機嫌そうに眉を寄せた
Ami frowned in a very un-amused way as I brushed her off with a laugh.
眉根を寄せるまゆねをよせるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #9653
1

to frown; to squint

眉毛まゆ毛ゆげNounFreq #16031
1

eyebrow

Examples
毛深いまゆ毛が彼の顔の特徴だった。
His bushy brows accented his face.
眉根ゆねまよねNounFreq #18447
1

part of the eyebrow closest to the nose

片眉かたまゆNounFreq #19323
1

one eyebrow

眉をしかめる眉を顰めるまゆをしかめるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #19393
1

Misreading of 顰める

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown

眉尻じりNounFreq #23144
1

end of an eyebrow

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