Meaning of 眉(まゆ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 眉 JLPT 1

Kana Reading まゆ, まみえ

Romaji mayu, mamie

Examples of 眉, まゆ, まみえ in a sentence

彼は驚いてまゆをつりあげた。

He arched his eyebrows in surprise.
彼はまゆを上げて難色を示した。

He showed his disapproval by raising an eyebrow.
妻の死の知らせを聞いてもまゆ一つ動かさなかった。

He did not even turn a hair at the news of his wife's death.

眉 JLPT 1

9 strokes

eyebrow

On'Yomi: ビ, ミ

Kun'Yomi: まゆ

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