Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Kanji 閲 review, inspection, revision Related words 閲えつ 覧らん 閲覧 means browsing or perusing documents, while 閲 alone focuses on the act of inspection or the approval stamp itself.
検けん 閲えつ 検閲 specifically means censorship or official inspection of content, whereas 閲 is a more general term for document inspection.
Word family· 14 inspection; perusal; reading · browsing (the web)
censorship; censoring · inspection; examination
revision; proofreading
inspection of troops; military review
private perusal; private inspection
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police inspection by prefectural chief
personal inspection; personal review
inspect; examine; check · elapse; pass (time)
military parade; troop review
career; personal history; work experience
reading; perusal
revised by section chief; inspected by department head
inspect; examine; check · elapse; pass (time)
Written forms 閲えつ Usage 75%
Standard kanji form for this noun.
えつ Usage 25%
Etymology 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.
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