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JLPT N1 · 17 strokes

The kanji 瞳 — “pupil of the eye”

瞳 means pupil of the eye and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 17 strokes and uses the eye radical (目).

Stroke order · 17 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): ドウ、トウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): ひとみ
Radical: 目 · eye
Strokes: 17

How to remember 瞳

A child's (童) innocent star in the eye (目) — the pupil. 瞳!! — a favorite in songs and poems; used in the name 瞳 (Hitomi)!

Example words with 瞳

Kun'yomi readings

瞳ひとみpupil (of the eye)

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