The kanji 眸 primarily represents "eye" or "pupil," focusing specifically on the appearance and the sparkle or beauty of the eye. It often implies a clear, bright, and often beautiful gaze.

・On-yomi (音読み): ボウ (bou) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ひとみ (hitomi)

⚫︎ 一眸 (ichibou) Translation: A single glance; a quick look. ⚫︎ 美眸 (bibou) Translation: Beautiful eyes; eyes with a beautiful appearance. ⚫︎ 眸子 (boushi) Translation: Pupil of the eye.

The kanji 眸 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). ⚫︎ The semantic component is 目 (め, me), meaning "eye." This provides the meaning. ⚫︎ The phonetic component is 牟 (ぼう, bou), which represents the sound. Thus, the character combines the idea of an eye with a sound element, resulting in a character that signifies the eye, particularly focusing on the beauty of the eyes.