瞳
瞳 — Pupil (of eye)
pupil (of eye)
On’yomiドウ (dou)
On’yomiトウ (tou)
Kun’yomiひとみ (hitomi)
Stroke order (17 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 瞳
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瞳 | ひとみ hitomi | pupil (of the eye); one's eyes |
| 瞳孔 | どうこう doukou | pupil (of the eye) |
Study notes
瞳 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 17 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2069 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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