眉 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 眉意味

eyebrow

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眉 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

まゆ mayu

KUNYOMI　訓読み

ビ bi
ミ mi

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.

彼は驚いてまゆをつりあげた。

He arched his eyebrows in surprise.

彼はまゆを上げて難色を示した。

He showed his disapproval by raising an eyebrow.

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欽 respect, revere, long for

薪 fuel, firewood, kindling

褐 brown, woollen kimono

賜 grant, gift, boon, results

嵯 steep, craggy, rugged