Kanji Detail for 閲 - "to review"

閲

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning

閲 means "to review." Also associated with to pass through, to accept.
1. To review - To examine carefully; to verify.
2. To pass through - To experience; to go through.
3. To accept - To receive; to allow; to permit.
4. Pillar - A pillar erected on the right side of the gate recording achievements.
Words using 閲
- 検閲けんえつ censorship; inspection; examination
- 閲覧えつらん inspection; reading; perusal
Tattoo check: 閲
- Verified meaning: to review
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Also carries these associations: to pass through, to accept
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

review; inspection; revision

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

examine

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

Japanese variant of 閱|阅
Onyomi

etsu(エツ)
Kunyomi

kemisuru(けみ-する)
Strokes

15 strokes
Radical

門 (mon・mongamae・kadogamae)
Related Keywords

to review to pass through to accept peruse inspect traverse analyze appraise assess browse check evaluate examine experience read scan scrutinize study

定期雑誌類は閲覧室より帯出禁止。
Periodicals may not be removed from the reading room.
検閲とは：真実を消し去ることである。
Censorship erases truth.
最初にTatoebaを検閲する国はどこかな。
I wonder which country will be the first to censor Tatoeba.
インターネットの閲覧にYahooを使っている。
I use "Yahoo" to browse the internet.
ジュネーブ大学の図書館には、いい閲覧室がある。
The Geneva University Library has a good reading room.
お前の好きなインターネット閲覧ソフトはなんだ。
What's your favorite web browser?
この校閲力の弱さは人手が足らないとしか考えられませんね。
I can only put this poor checking down to lack of people at work.
「百八といえば煩悩の数だ」「お兄ちゃんはどんな煩悩があるの？」「言ってもいいが、検閲削除になるぞ」
"Talking about 108, that's the number of worldly passions." "What worldly passions have you got then?" "I could say, but it'll get censored out."