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What does the kanji 黛 mean?

黛 means eyebrow pencil/ink; dark bluish-black of eyebrows. On'yomi タイ. Kun'yomi まゆずみ.

Quick facts
On'yomiタイ
Kun'yomiまゆずみ
Strokes16
Main radical黒
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi タイKun'yomi まゆずみ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework16 strokes

eyebrow pencil/ink; dark bluish-black of eyebrows

Memory hook

The substitute (代) laid over black (黒) — the blue-black INK FOR EYEBROWS.

Main radical

黒black 11 strokes

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Stroke order · 16 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.