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Japanese symbol for “eyebrows”

Romaji: mayu
eyebrow; eyebrows

In Japanese, eyebrows is , read (mayu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n eyebrow; eyebrows

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

eyebrow
on: ビ、ミ
kun: まゆ
9 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
まゆげ mayugeeyebrow
みけん mikenbrow; glabella; middle forehead
しょうび shoubiemergency; urgency; imminence
まゆやま mayuyamapeak of the arch of an eyebrow
はくび hakubifinest example; the best (of)
びもく bimokuface; looks; features

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.