The kanji 眉: meaning, readings and stroke order
眉
- Meaning
- eyebrow
- On reading
- ビ bi、ミ* mi
- Kun reading
- まゆ mayu
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 目 eye
- Level
- Level 10 · the last years of senior high
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- lông mày (my)
- Japanese
- まゆ。めの うえの け。
- Korean
- 눈썹 (미)
- Chinese
- 眉毛
Readings, words and example sentences
ビ bi · on reading · less common
眉間
the space between the eyebrows
眉間に しわを よせます。
He frowns and wrinkles his brow.
まゆ mayu · kun reading
眉
eyebrow
眉を 上げて おどろきます。
I raise my eyebrows in surprise.
* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.
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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.