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眉 = 𠃜 + 目

眉 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “eyebrow”. It is built from 𠃜 (flagpole) and 目 (eye). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2045.

Keyword
eyebrow
RTK frame
2045
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ビ, ミ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
まゆ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
бровь
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
眉 eyebrows

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 𠃜 flagpole
  2. 目 eye

How to find 眉 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “flagpole” + “eye”. 眉 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 眉 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.