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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)
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Common readings
On
   ビ   ミ
Kun
   まゆ eyebrow
Notes
Top component exists as a kanji, 𠃜 (stick corpse), not visible on most systems. It is considered a variant of 尸 (corpse).
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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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Components
⿸  ⿻  尸 corpse  丨 stick  目 eye  
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声 voice  
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Most useful words by reading
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
し ょ う び 1
noun
emergency; urgency; imminence
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ミ : 1 word FIND ALL
み け ん 0
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
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まゆ : 24 words FIND ALL
ま ゆ 1
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.
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Additional data
Henshall: -  Joy o' Kanji : 2099  Key to Kanji: - 

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眉
ビ   ミ   まゆ eyebrow   
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丨
stick   
尸
corpse
目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
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