Word Meaning 眉に唾をぬる

まゆにつばをぬる mayu ni tsubaonuru

眉に唾をぬる is read as まゆにつばをぬる (mayu ni tsubaonuru) and means to keep one's wit about one.

Meaning

English

  1. to keep one's wit about one
  2. to be on one's guard
  3. to be wary
  4. to keep on one's toes

Reading

Kana

まゆにつばをぬる

Romaji

mayu ni tsubaonuru

Writing Variants

  • 眉に唾を塗る まゆにつばをぬる mayu ni tsuba o nuru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Rank 164511 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

眉に唾をつける

まゆにつばをつける

to keep one's wits about one

眉唾物

まゆつばもの

dubious tale

眉唾

まゆつば

taking care not to be fooled

まゆ

eyebrow

眉毛

まゆげ

eyebrow

つば

saliva

焦眉

しょうび

emergency

三日月眉

みかづきまゆ

arched eyebrows

一本眉

いっぽんまゆ

unibrow