noun
inspection (of a document); stamp of approval
Refers to the act of examining a document, often in an official context, and by extension the approval mark or stamp placed on it. Commonly seen in compound words like 閲覧 (えつらん, browsing) and 検閲 (けんえつ, censorship).
書類に閲の印が押してある。
The document has a stamp of approval on it.
上司の閲を得てから提出してください。
Please submit it after obtaining your boss's inspection/approval.
閲覧 means browsing or perusing documents, while 閲 alone focuses on the act of inspection or the approval stamp itself.
検閲 specifically means censorship or official inspection of content, whereas 閲 is a more general term for document inspection.
The kanji 閲 originally meant 'to examine' or 'to inspect'. The reading えつ is the on'yomi. The word is used primarily in formal or bureaucratic contexts.