眉間（みけん、miken）
- between eyebrows

The Japanese word 眉間 みけん refers to the space between the eyebrows, often called the brow or the area between the eyebrows and the bridge of the nose. It's the area on your forehead located right above your nose, between your eyebrows. It is frequently associated with expressions of concentration, frustration, or anger.

⚫︎眉間に皺が寄る。 Translation: To furrow one's brow. ⚫︎彼は眉間に手を当てて考え込んだ。 Translation: He put his hand to his brow and pondered. ⚫︎眉間にシワを寄せていた。 Translation: He was frowning.

You can use 眉間 in various situations to describe someone's facial expression or a physical part of the face. It's commonly used when talking about emotions, especially negative ones. You can describe someone's 眉間 furrowing when they are deep in thought, worried, or angry.

眉間 is most commonly written in kanji and hiragana: 眉間。 The reading is みけん. There are no significant variations in okurigana. It is rarely written in katakana.

⚫︎ おでこ (odeko): forehead (more general) ⚫︎ 額 (hitai): forehead (more formal)

There are no direct antonyms for 眉間 as it is a specific anatomical location. However, expressions related to positive emotions might be considered indirectly opposite.

彼は難しい問題に直面し、眉間に深い皺を刻んだ。》 ・Translation: He faced a difficult problem and furrowed his brow deeply. ・Explanation: This sentence describes someone's facial expression when encountering a challenging situation, emphasizing the furrowing of the 眉間.

彼女は眉間にしわを寄せ、考え事をしているようだった。》 ・Translation: She had a frown on her face, as if she was thinking about something. ・Explanation: This sentence indicates someone is concentrating or is worried, as indicated by the appearance of a wrinkle in their 眉間.

The word 眉間 is composed of two kanji: 眉 (mayu) meaning "eyebrow" and 間 (aida/kan) meaning "space" or "interval." Therefore, 眉間 literally translates to "the space between the eyebrows," accurately describing its anatomical location.