Word Meaning 眉を開く

まゆをひらく mayu o hiraku

眉を開く is read as まゆをひらく (mayu o hiraku) and means to feel relieved.

Meaning

English

  1. to feel relieved
  2. to forget about one's troubles
  3. to settle into peace of mind

Reading

Kana

まゆをひらく

Romaji

mayu o hiraku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Proverb Rank 129579 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

愁眉を開く

しゅうびをひらく

to feel relieved

まゆ

eyebrow

眉毛

まゆげ

eyebrow

戦端を開く

せんたんをひらく

to open hostilities

開く

ひらく

to change (kanji into hiragana)

見開く

みひらく

to open (one's eyes) wide

展開

てんかい

development (of a three-dimensional shape)

開催

かいさい

holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.)

開幕

かいまく

raising the curtain

開拓

かいたく

reclamation (e.g. of wasteland)

開眼

かいがん

filling out the eyes (of a Buddha) as the last step of consecrating a new statue or picture

開墾

かいこん

cultivating new land