眉毛(まゆげ)

眉毛(まゆげ) refers to the hair on the brow ridge above the eye.

Forms

眉(まゆ) (brow) + 毛(げ) (hair). 眉(まゆ) alone can also mean eyebrow.

Common expressions

• 眉毛(まゆげ)を整(ととの)える: to groom eyebrows
• 眉毛(まゆげ)を描(か)く: to draw on eyebrows (makeup)
• 眉毛(まゆげ)を剃(そ)る: to shave eyebrows
• 眉毛(まゆげ)を抜(ぬ)く: to pluck eyebrows
• 眉毛(まゆげ)が濃(こ)い/薄(うす)い: thick/thin eyebrows
• 眉(まゆ)をひそめる: to frown, to show displeasure
• 眉(まゆ)唾(つば): dubious, suspicious (lit. "brow spit")

Related words

• 眉間(みけん): the space between the eyebrows