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まゆげ
眉毛
しらが
白髪
あるオジンです
When you have white eyebrows, you are an old man.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
1
eyebrows
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3
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
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1
irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: おじん
noun
old man; old-timer; old fogey  (see also: おじさん)
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Kanji
ビ   ミ   まゆ eyebrow   
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stick   
corpse
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
モウ   fur; hair   け fur   
ハク   しろ white   しろ    しら-    
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ハツ   かみ hair (of the head)   
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ユウ   とも friend   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
また again   
hair
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チョウ   なが long   
fur, bristles, beard   
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