瞳(ひとみ)

ひとみ
noun
pupil (of eye), eye
1. pupil
The dark circular opening in the center of the iris.
暗(くら)い所(ところ)で瞳(ひとみ)が開(ひら)く。
The pupils dilate in the dark.
明(あか)るい光(ひかり)で瞳(ひとみ)が小(ちい)さくなる。
The pupils get smaller in bright light.
瞳(ひとみ)の色(いろ)。
The color of one's pupils.
黒(くろ)い瞳(ひとみ)。
Black eyes/pupils.
猫(ねこ)の瞳(ひとみ)は暗(くら)い所(ところ)で大(おお)きく開(ひら)く。
A cat's pupils open wide in the dark.
2. eye
The eye, especially poetically.
瞳(ひとみ)が大(おお)きい。
The eyes are big.
彼女(かのじょ)の瞳(ひとみ)は美(うつく)しい。
Her eyes are beautiful.
瞳(ひとみ)が輝(かがや)いている。
The eyes are shining.
瞳(ひとみ)を閉(と)じる。
To close one's eyes.
澄(す)んだ瞳(ひとみ)。
Clear eyes.
悲(かな)しい瞳(ひとみ)。
Sad eyes.
黒(くろ)い瞳(ひとみ)。
Black eyes/pupils.

瞳(ひとみ) literally means the pupil of the eye, but is often used poetically to mean "eyes" in general.

MEANINGS:
1. 瞳孔(どうこう) (pupil) - the technical meaning
2. Eyes - especially in literary or emotional contexts

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 瞳(ひとみ)が輝(かがや)く: eyes sparkle
  • 澄(す)んだ瞳(ひとみ): clear eyes
  • 瞳(ひとみ)を閉(と)じる: to close one's eyes (poetic)
  • 大(おお)きな瞳(ひとみ): big eyes

REGISTER:
瞳(ひとみ) has a more literary, poetic, or romantic nuance compared to the everyday word 目(め).

NAME:
Common Japanese female name (瞳(ひとみ)).

RELATED WORDS:

  • 目(め): eye (everyday word)
  • 眼(まなこ): eye (literary/classical)
  • 瞳孔(どうこう): pupil (medical term)
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Added 2026.1.9 21:03 · Revised 2026.2.22 10:46
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