Japanese symbol for “unflinching”
眉一つ動かさない
まゆひとつうごかさない
Romaji: mayuhitotsuugokasanai
unfazed; stone-faced; unflinching; perfectly calm
In Japanese, unflinching is 眉一つ動かさない, read まゆひとつうごかさない (mayuhitotsuugokasanai).
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Meanings
- adj-i, exp unfazed; stone-faced; unflinching; perfectly calm
Written forms: 眉一つ動かさない、眉一つ動かさぬ、眉１つ動かさない、眉１つ動かさぬ. Readings: まゆひとつうごかさない.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 眉毛 | まゆげ mayuge | eyebrow |
| 眉間 | みけん miken | brow; glabella; middle forehead |
| 焦眉 | しょうび shoubi | emergency; urgency; imminence |
| 眉山 | まゆやま mayuyama | peak of the arch of an eyebrow |
| 白眉 | はくび hakubi | finest example; the best (of) |
| 眉目 | びもく bimoku | face; looks; features |
| 一緒 | いっしょ issho | (doing) together |
| 一番 | いちばん ichiban | number one; first; first place |
| 活動 | かつどう katsudou | activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “unflinching”.
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