眉
眉 — Eyebrow
eyebrow
On’yomiビ (bi)
On’yomiミ (mi)
Kun’yomiまゆ (mayu)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 眉
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 眉 | まゆ mayu | eyebrow; eyebrows |
| 眉毛 | まゆげ mayuge | eyebrow |
| 焦眉 | しょうび shoubi | emergency; urgency; imminence |
Study notes
眉 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2177 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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