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瞳 (ひとみ, hitomi) Japanese meaning: pupil of the eye | Kotomora
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In a dark place, the pupils become larger.
A cat's pupils narrow depending on the light.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 の瞳が輝くのひとみがひかる someone's eyes sparkle/shine
Her eyes sparkled like stars.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 瞳ひとみ を 見み つめる to gaze into someone's eyes
He gazed steadily into her eyes.
瞳ひとみ が 潤うる む one's eyes well up (with tears)
Her eyes welled up when she heard the story.
〈 形けい 容よう 詞し 〉 瞳ひとみ eyes described by color or quality (e.g. blue, clear eyes)
That child had blue eyes.
Related words 目 is the plain, everyday word for eyes, while 瞳 adds a poetic or descriptive nuance about their appearance or expression.
瞳孔 is the precise anatomical term for the pupil, whereas 瞳 is the more common, less technical word used in everyday and descriptive language.
瞳 usually refers to the pupil or poetically to the eyes themselves, with a softer, more romantic tone than 眼（まなこ）, which is simply a literary word for the eye.
Written forms 瞳ひとみ Usage 85%
Standard and common kanji spelling for both the anatomical pupil and the more general sense of a person's eyes.
ひとみ Usage 11%
眸ひとみ Usage 2%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; mostly useful for recognition in literary or stylized writing.
ヒトミ Usage 1%
睛
Etymology The reading ひとみ is a native Japanese reading conventionally written with 瞳, a kanji associated with the pupil or eye. The exact historical derivation of the Japanese word is uncertain.
ひとみ
Usage <1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a practical spelling for ordinary writing.
