眉毛

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 眉毛 is read as まゆげ and means an eyebrow, the strip of hair on the skin above an eye.
• Basic usage: Use 眉毛を整える for shaping one's eyebrows and 眉毛に絵の具が付く for paint getting on an eyebrow.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference between 眉毛 and まつ毛
  • The former grows on the brow above the eye, whereas the latter is an eyelash growing along the eyelid.