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瞳 means 'pupil (of the eye)'

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Strokes : 17    Frequency: 1944   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-36    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 8 words   Used in 14 words   Used in 169 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ドウ
Kun
   ひとみ pupil of the eye
Additional readings
On    トウ
Name    あきら
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Find out why Japanese friends tease each other about their pupils. Learn how to talk about staring hard at something and how to say that pupils contract in sunlight (or dilate under certain naughty influences!). See why a brand of rice is called Dragon's Eyes and why a Daruma doll initially has blank eyes. Enjoy an immersion (and 4 vivid photos) in the world of a classic film with 瞳 in the title.
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 瞳 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 瞳 is used 14 times, read 2 ways.
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ドウ : 11 words FIND ALL
ど う こ う 0
pupil; pupillary
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ひとみ : 3 words FIND ALL
ひ と み 0
Most common form: ひとみ
1. pupil (of eye)
noun
2. eye
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瞳
ドウ   ひとみ pupil of the eye   
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童
ドウ   わらべ a child   
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立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
里
リ   さと village   
目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
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