殿上眉

Japanese

FWOTD – 23 April 2019
Kanji in this term
殿
てん
Grade: S
じょう
Grade: 1
まゆ
Grade: S
on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
天上眉
天井眉

Etymology

殿(てん)(じょう) (tenjō, palace, court) + (まゆ) (mayu, eyebrow)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んじょーま [tèńjóómáꜜyù] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [tẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞ːma̠jɯ̟]

Noun

殿(てん)(じょう)(まゆ) • (tenjō mayuてんじやうまゆ (tenzyau mayu)?

  1. (historical) false eyebrows drawn high on the forehead with ink or cosmetics
    Synonyms: 置眉 (okimayu), 引眉 (hikimayu)
    • 2005, Rintarō Mayuzumi, Taiga dorama “Yoshitsune” ga dekiru made [Making of historical drama “Yoshitsune”][1], page 150:
      ()()()(そう)(しろ)(かみ)のかつらに(まゆ)()り、殿(てん)(じょう)(まゆ)のメイク。
      Miwa-shi wa sō shirokami no katsura ni mayu o sori, tenjō mayu no meiku.
      Mr Miwa donned a wig of entirely white hair and shaved his eyebrows for tenjō mayu makeup.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN