瞳
JLPT N1 · 17 strokes
Kanji 瞳: "pupil (of eye)"
The kanji 瞳 means "pupil (of eye)". It is written with 17 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ドウ, トウ in on'yomi and ひとみ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ドウトウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひとみ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | pupil (of eye) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 17 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2069 of 2,501 |
Common words with 瞳
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 瞳pupil (of the eye) · one's eyes
- 瞳孔pupil (of the eye)
- 瞳子pupil (of the eye)
- 君の瞳に乾杯here's looking at you, kid; cheers to your eyes
- 瞳を凝らすto strain one's eyes; to stare
- 縮瞳miosis; myosis
- 瞳孔散大pupil dilation; mydriasis
- 瞳孔反射pupillary reflex
- 散瞳mydriasis
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