顰

24 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

scowl, raise eyebrows

Kun'yomi
  • ひそめる
    		to knit (one's eyebrows)
  • しかめる
    		to screw up (one's face)
On'yomi
  • ヒン
    		knitted brows

Main Radical

頁(KanXi) 止(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

しかめる 92.3%
ヒン 7.7%

Character Breakdown

scowl, raise eyebrows
しか.める　ヒン　ひそ.める (Kentei 1)
repeatedly, recur
ヒン　しき.りに (Early High School, N1)
walk, counter for steps
ある.く　ブ　ホ (2nd, N4)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
few, little
すこ.し　ショウ　すく.ない (2nd, N4)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
page, leaf
ケツ　ぺえじ　おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
lowly, base, vile
ヒ　いや.しい (Late Jr. High, N1)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)

Common Words

ひん
顰
しゅく
蹙
frowning on
いっ
一
ぴん
顰
いっ
一
しょう
笑
one's mood
ひん
顰
しゅく
蹙
　
を
か
買
　
う
to be frowned on
ひそ
顰
　
み
knitted brows
まゆ
眉
　
を
ひそ
顰
　
め
　
る
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 9870
JIS X 0208 1-80-94
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2437
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6659
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 43737
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 9a15.1
Four corner code 2140.6