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JLPT N1 · 16 strokes

The kanji 黛 — “eyebrow pencil (name)”

黛 means eyebrow pencil (name) and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 16 strokes and uses the black radical (黒).

Stroke order · 16 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): タイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): まゆずみ
Radical: 黒 · black
Strokes: 16

How to remember 黛

Eyebrows drawn with black (黒) color — mayuzumi. Ancient makeup; now also seen in the surname 黛.

Example words with 黛

Kun'yomi readings

黛まゆずみeyebrow pencil; (surname)

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