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eyelash
The short hairs growing on the edge of the eyelids.
彼女は睫毛が長くて綺麗だ。
She has long, beautiful eyelashes.
睫毛が目に入って痛い。
An eyelash got in my eye and it hurts.
マスカラで睫毛を上げた。
I curled my eyelashes with mascara.
赤ちゃんの睫毛は本当に細くてかわいい。
A baby's eyelashes are really fine and cute.
付け睫毛を使うと目元の印象がかなり変わる。
Using false eyelashes changes the impression of your eyes quite a lot.
睫毛 (eyelash) is commonly written in hiragana as まつげ or まつ毛.
KANJI NOTE:
The kanji 睫 is rarely used. Most often written as まつげ, まつ毛, or 睫毛.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 睫毛が長い (have long eyelashes)
- 睫毛を上げる (curl eyelashes)
- 付け睫毛 (false eyelashes)
- 睫毛エクステ (eyelash extensions)
BEAUTY CONTEXT:
- マスカラ (mascara)
- ビューラー (eyelash curler)
- 睫毛パーマ (eyelash perm)
EYE AREA:
- 眉 / 眉毛 (eyebrow)
- 睫毛 (eyelash)
- 瞼 (eyelid)