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eyebrow
The hair that grows on the brow ridge above the eye.
眉毛を整える。
To groom one's eyebrows.
眉毛が濃い。
To have thick eyebrows.
眉毛を描く。
To draw on eyebrows.
彼女は眉毛の形がきれいだ。
She has nicely shaped eyebrows.
眉毛を剃りすぎて変な顔になった。
I shaved my eyebrows too much and ended up with a funny-looking face.
眉毛 refers to the hair on the brow ridge above the eye.
WORD FORMATION:
眉 (brow) + 毛 (hair). 眉 alone can also mean eyebrow.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 眉毛を整える: to groom eyebrows
- 眉毛を描く: to draw on eyebrows (makeup)
- 眉毛を剃る: to shave eyebrows
- 眉毛を抜く: to pluck eyebrows
- 眉毛が濃い/薄い: thick/thin eyebrows
IDIOMS:
- 眉をひそめる: to frown, to show displeasure
- 眉唾: dubious, suspicious (lit. "brow spit")
RELATED:
- 眉間: the space between the eyebrows