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閲する (えっする) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

閲えっする

also: けみする

え

っ

す

る

Meanings

1

suru verb (special)

inspect; examine; check

Formal verb for examining or reviewing documents, records, or written materials. The reading えっする is strongly preferred for this sense.

上じょう司しが報ほう告こく書しょを閲えっする。
The boss inspects the report.
申しん請せい書しょ類

るい

を

閲えっ

する

必ひつ

要よう

が

ある

。

It is necessary to examine the application documents.

2

suru verb (special)

elapse; pass (time)

Rare, literary usage for the passage of time. The reading けみする is sometimes associated with this sense, but both readings are possible. Modern Japanese more commonly uses 経過する or 過ぎる.

年ねん月げつが閲えっする。
Years pass.
多おおくの時ときが閲えっした。
Much time has elapsed.

Written forms

閲するUsage93%
- えっする
  Standard kanji spelling for the reading えっする, used especially for inspecting documents.
- けみする
  Rare reading; the same kanji form can also be read けみする, but this reading is uncommon in modern Japanese.
けみするUsage7%

Kanji

閲review, inspection, revision

Similar words

検けん査さする
検査する is a general term for inspection or examination, while 閲する is more formal and specifically refers to reviewing documents or written materials.
経けい過かする
経過する is the common modern verb for the passage of time, whereas 閲する in this sense is rare and literary.

Etymology

The kanji 閲 means 'review' or 'inspect'. The reading えっする is derived from the kanji's on'yomi エツ combined with する, while けみする is a rare alternative reading of uncertain origin.