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Kanji Detail for 黛 - "eyebrow pencil, eyebrow, blue-black"
黛
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Meaning
黛 means "eyebrow pencil, eyebrow, blue-black."
Eyebrow pencil - Dark ink for drawing eyebrows.
Eyebrow - The arch of hair above the eye.
Blue-black - A deep, dark color like mountains.
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Tattoo check: 黛
- Verified meaning: eyebrow pencil, eyebrow, blue-black
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read まいすみ, まゆすみ, まゆずみ, まゆづみ)
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.
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Name readings of 黛
Given names 黛(まゆずみ)
Surnames 黛(まいすみ)
黛(まゆすみ)
黛(まゆづみ)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
blackened eyebrows
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
blacken eyebrows; black
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to blacken one's eyebrows; black
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
The black color that ancient women used to paint their eyebrows. Hence cosmetics are called 粉黛. | 青黛 (indigo). A medicine name. The fine particles that float on top of indigo dye. Its color is deep blue-green. Hence deep blue-green is also called 黛.
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Onyomi
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Kunyomi
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Strokes
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Radical
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