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瞳 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「目」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「目」
On
ドウ・トウどう・とう · dō · tō
Kun
ひとみhitomi
Meaning
pupil of the eye

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

An eye plus a phonetic element: the dark centre of the eye — the pupil.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onドウどうdō瞳孔どうこう
Kunひとみhitomi瞳ひとみ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 瞳孔どうこう

    pupil (medical)

  • 瞳ひとみ

    the eyes; pupils

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

子(こ)どもの瞳(ひとみ)が生(い)き生(い)きと輝(かがや)いている。

The child’s eyes are shining brightly.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

瞳孔瞳孔hole眉eyebro…睦harmon…瞭clear目eye盲blind嘲ridicu…憧yearn…藤wister…刀sword仂remain…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

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