The kanji 瞳 primarily means "pupil" or "eye." It refers specifically to the dark, circular opening in the center of the eye that allows light to enter. It can also broadly refer to the eye as a whole, often conveying a sense of appearance, perception, and expressiveness.

・On-yomi (音読み): ドウ (dō) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ひとみ (hitomi)

⚫︎瞳の色 Translation: Eye color ⚫︎あの人の瞳はとても美しい Translation: That person's eyes are very beautiful. ⚫︎瞳孔 Translation: Pupil (of the eye)

The kanji 瞳 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). The left side is a radical called 目 (め, me), which means "eye." The right side is a phonetic component 童 (どう, dō), indicating the sound and suggesting a connection to youth or children, as it also means "child." The combination of 目 and 童 visually represents the "eye" with its "pupil" and implies the youthful or innocent quality often associated with eyes.