Kanji Detail for 眉 - "eyebrow"

眉

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning

眉 means "eyebrow." Also associated with elder, edge.
1. Eyebrow - The hair above the eyes.
2. Elder - An old person; senior.
3. Edge - The rim or border of something.
Words using 眉
- 眉毛まゆげ eyebrow
Four-character idioms with 眉
- 眉目秀麗びもくしゅうれい handsome
Tattoo check: 眉
- Verified meaning: eyebrow
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read まゆ)
- Also carries these associations: elder, edge
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Name readings of 眉

Given names 眉(まゆ)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

eyebrow

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

eyebrows; upper margin of book

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

eyebrow; upper margin

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

eyebrows; upper margin of book

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

The hair above the eyes. | The top margin of a book. Called 書眉 (book margin).
Onyomi

bi(ビ)

mi(ミ)
Kunyomi

mayu(まゆ)
Strokes

9 strokes
Radical

目罒 (me・mehen)
Related Keywords

eyebrow elder edge arch brow expression grooming hair shape above beauty senior face

トムは眉をひそめた。
Tom frowned.
眉間に皺を寄せていた。
She wrinkled her brows.
出てきた男は眉をひそめていた。
The man who stepped out was frowning.
やっぱり太めの凛々しい眉毛だね。
He really does have such thick, imposing eyebrows.
彼は眉をひそめてそっぽをむいた。
He frowned and turned away.
眉毛って一体何のためにあるんだろう？
What the heck is the point of eyebrows anyway?
眉毛を整えると印象がぐっと良くなった。
When I did up my eyebrows, I looked much, much better.
主人は私のやり方に眉をひそめたようだった。
The boss seemed to frown on my method.
さっきのトムの話はちょっと眉唾ものだと思う。
I think that we should take what Tom said earlier with a grain of salt.
なぜ彼女が彼に眉をひそめたのか分からなかった。
I couldn't understand why she frowned at him.