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眉 means 'eyebrow'

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Strokes : 9    Frequency: 1409   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-20    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 31 words   Used in 49 words   Used in 53 names   Component in 5 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ビ   ミ
Kun
   まゆ eyebrow
Top component exists as a kanji, 𠃜 (stick corpse), not visible on most systems. It is considered a variant of (corpse).
A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 眉 - click the badge to download
Find out why “white eyebrows” can mean “finest example.” Learn to use 眉 literally, as in “He arched his eyebrows in surprise” or “He showed his disapproval by raising an eyebrow.” Also discover figurative expressions such as “She felt relieved,” “My husband seemed to frown on my method,” “That story of his sounds very unlikely,” and “It’s urgent to restore Japanese-language education.”
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Reading the Face
唇 顎 眉 頬
From the eyebrows to the lips, we express emotions nonverbally by twitching parts of the face, blushing, or smiling. Learn how the Japanese use 眉 (eyebrow) in terms related to worry, melancholy, relief, and disapproval. Read about charming perceptions of facial structure; an eyebrow is an "eave" for the eye, and other parts are metaphorical girders, vehicles, and gates. Discover rich idioms, such as "scorched eyebrows" and "fox pups have white cheeks," and see how the Japanese associate certain facial parts with exhaustion, delicious food, ordering others around, travel expenses, and long-term financial considerations.
⿸  ⿻   corpse   stick   eye  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 眉 is used 6 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 眉 is used 39 times, read 3 ways.
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ビ : 14 words FIND ALL
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noun
emergency; urgency; imminence
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ミ : 1 word FIND ALL
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brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
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まゆ : 24 words FIND ALL
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Most common form: まゆ
noun
eyebrow; eyebrows
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An additional 6 less common words include 眉 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: Joy o' Kanji : 2099  Key to Kanji:

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ビ   ミ   まゆ eyebrow   
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stick   
corpse
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
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