まぶた

まぶた · mabuta · JLPT N2 · noun

eyelid

まぶた — eyelid

目 (eye) + 蓋 (futa, lid) fused into まぶた: literally the eye's lid

The compound 目蓋 (mabuta) joins 目, eye, and 蓋, cover or lid, the same kanji as ふた (futa, pot lid).

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