眉毛・まゆ毛|まゆげmayuge[1]atamadaka (head-high)

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Which spelling to use
眉毛眉毛 is the most common written form and the recommended default for beginners. It is written entirely in kanji.
まゆ毛まゆ毛 is a less common mixed kanji-and-kana variant. You may encounter it, but beginners should generally choose 眉毛 instead.
Definitions
  1. nouneyebrow
    毛深けぶかいまゆ毛げが彼かれの顔かおの特徴とくちょうだった。↗
    His bushy brows accented his face.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym眉まゆNeutralRefers to the brow area or the eyebrows, and is common in everyday speech too, as in 「眉が太い」 and 「眉をひそめる」; 「眉毛」 leans toward the hair itself.
  • SynonymアイブロウNeutralA loanword used in beauty contexts: it means eyebrow makeup or an eyebrow pencil, while 「眉毛」 is the hair itself that grows on the brow.

For the hair growing on the brow, say 「眉毛」, as in 「眉毛を整える」. Fixed phrases usually take 「眉」, as in 「眉をひそめる」. For eyebrow makeup or a pencil, use 「アイブロウ」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. まゆげ、まゆに生はえている毛け。まみげ。人ひとに対たいしてはまゆと言いうだけで、眉毛まゆげを示しめす場合ばあいがある。
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