美しい眉
The English phrase "beautiful eyebrows" is translated into Japanese as 美しい眉.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase 美しい眉, the adjective 美しい precedes the noun 眉 directly to modify it.
Did you know?
- In traditional Japanese aesthetics, particularly during the Heian period, the concept of 'beautiful eyebrows' often meant shaving off natural eyebrows and painting two thick, high dots on the forehead. This style, called hikimayu, was considered the height of elegance.
- In Kabuki theater, the shape and color of an actor's eyebrows are meticulously painted to signal whether a character is a villain or a hero.
- There is a Japanese expression 眉に汗して, which means to work very hard, though it literally refers to sweating on the brow.
Examples in context
- あなたの素敵な眉が、あなたの美しい目をさらに際立たせています。Your lovely eyebrows further accentuate your beautiful eyes.
- そのキレイな眉にぴったりのメイク。本当におしゃれですね！Makeup that perfectly suits those pretty eyebrows. You are truly stylish!
- その美しい眉に目を引かれた。Sono utsukushii mayu ni me o hikareta.I was drawn to those beautiful eyebrows.
- 美しい眉を描くのは難しい。Utsukushii mayu o egaku no wa muzukashii.It is difficult to draw beautiful eyebrows.
Example conversation
Hiroto and Yui are talking about makeup.
- 大翔 Hiroto結衣さんは、本当に美しい眉をしていますね。Yui-san wa, hontō ni utsukushii mayu o shite imasu ne.Yui, you really have beautiful eyebrows.
- 結衣 Yuiありがとうございます。嬉しいです！Arigatō gozaimasu. Ureshii desu!Thank you. I'm so happy!
- 大翔 Hirotoどうやって整えているんですか？Dō yatte totonoete iru n desu ka?How do you shape them?
- 結衣 Yui専用のペンシルを使っていますよ。Senyō no penshiru o tsukatte imasu yo.I use a special pencil.
