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.

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

COMMON PATTERNS:

瞼(まぶた)が重(おも)い (eyelids are heavy - sleepy)
瞼(まぶた)を閉(と)じる (close one's eyes)
瞼(まぶた)を開(ひら)く (open one's eyes)
一重(ひとえ)瞼(まぶた) (single eyelid - monolid)
二重(ふたえ)瞼(まぶた) (double eyelid)

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.

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

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Added 2026.1.14 17:40 · Revised 2026.5.31 1:12

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