瞳 – pupil (of eye)

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The kanji 瞳 means pupil (of eye). Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ドウ、トウ (dou, tou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ひとみ (hitomi). It is written with 17 strokes, under radical 目 (no. 109).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ドウ	dou
On’yomi	トウ	tou
Kun’yomi	ひとみ	hitomi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 目 (Kangxi radical 109). Components: 目・里・立.

Words using 瞳

瞳ひとみpupil (of the eye)

Example sentences

瞳は日のあたる所では収縮する。

The pupils of the eyes contract in sunlight.

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あなたの瞳に、吸い込まれそう！

I feel like I'm being drawn into your eyes.

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Kanji with the same radical

相目県直真着督省看瞬眠盾眼眺睡盲

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