瞼(まぶた)

まぶた
noun
eyelid
1. eyelid
The movable fold of skin that covers and protects the eye.
瞼(まぶた)が重(おも)くなってきた。
My eyelids are getting heavy.
瞼(まぶた)を閉(と)じて深呼吸(しんこきゅう)した。
I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.
一重(ひとえ)瞼(まぶた)と二重(ふたえ)瞼(まぶた)、どちらが好(す)きですか。
Which do you prefer, single or double eyelids?
花粉症(かふんしょう)で瞼(まぶた)が腫(は)れてしまった。
My eyelids swelled up because of hay fever.
疲(つか)れて瞼(まぶた)が重(おも)くなり、気(き)がつくと電車(でんしゃ)の中(なか)で眠(ねむ)っていた。
My eyelids grew heavy from tiredness, and before I knew it I had fallen asleep on the train.

瞼(まぶた) (eyelid) is commonly written in hiragana as まぶた.

Writing

The kanji 瞼(まぶた) is complex and often replaced with hiragana.

Common patterns

Cultural note

In Japan, 一重(ひとえ) (single eyelid) vs 二重(ふたえ) (double eyelid) is a common topic in beauty discussions. Some people use tape or glue to create a double-eyelid crease.

Common expressions

瞼(まぶた)に浮(う)かぶ = to come to mind, to visualize (literally: to float before one's eyelids)

Related Words

Compare: 目尻(めじり) (outer corner of the eye)
Compare: 目元(めもと) (the area around the eyes)
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