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閲

review, inspection, revision

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes15

Readings

On'yomi

  • エツ

Kun'yomi

  • けみ.する

Meaning

閲 centers on careful examination: reviewing documents, inspecting something closely, or revising content after scrutiny.

Most common words using 閲

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  • 閲覧えつらん
    N1

    inspection; reading; perusal

  • 検閲けんえつ
    N1

    censorship

  • 校閲こうえつ

    revision; proofreading

  • 閲えつ

    inspection (esp. of a document); stamp of approval (for a document)

  • 観閲かんえつ

    inspection (of troops)

  • インターネット閲覧ソフトインターネットえつらんソフト

    web browser

  • 事前検閲じぜんけんえつ

    prepublication censorship

  • 内閲ないえつ

    private perusal

  • 宇宙検閲仮説うちゅうけんえつかせつ

    cosmic censorship hypothesis; cosmic censorship conjecture

  • 宇宙検閲官仮説うちゅうけんえつかんかせつ

    cosmic censorship hypothesis; cosmic censorship conjecture

  • 査閲さえつ

    inspection; examination

  • 校閲係こうえつがかり

    proofreader

  • 校閲者こうえつしゃ

    reviewer; person who checks accuracy of written work

  • 検閲官けんえつかん

    inspector; censor

  • 自己検閲じこけんえつ

    self-censorship

  • 視閲しえつ

    inspection of police (by the prefectural chief of police)

  • 親閲しんえつ

    personal inspection

  • 観閲式かんえつしき

    military review; (military) parade

  • 部長閲ぶちょうえつ

    revised by section chief

  • 閲すえっす

    to inspect; to examine; to check

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Etymology

閲 combines 門 (gate) with 兑, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of examining or passing through. The character suggests inspecting something at a gate or checkpoint.

Meaning mnemonic

Picture a gate 門 with a person inside 兑 carefully reviewing papers before allowing entry. The gate represents the checkpoint where inspection happens.

Reading mnemonic

For エツ, imagine an editor reviewing a manuscript at the gate: editor -> エツ, and the editor's inspection ensures everything is correct.