閲

Reading

Kana: えつ

Romaji: etsu

Definition

noun

1

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

Kanji

閲

Readings: エツ、 けみ.する

Meanings: review, inspection, revision

Example Sentences

定期(ていき)雑誌類(ざっしるい)は閲覧室(えつらんしつ)より帯出(たいしゅつ)禁止(きんし)。

➥Periodicals may not be removed from the reading room.

「百(ひゃく)八(はち)といえば煩悩(ぼんのう)の数(かず)だ」「お兄(にい)ちゃんはどんな煩悩(ぼんのう)があるの？」「言(い)ってもいいが、検閲(けんえつ)削除(さくじょ)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."

この校閲力(こうえつりょく)の弱(よわ)さは人手(ひとで)が足(た)らないとしか考(かんが)えられませんね。

➥I can only put this poor checking down to lack of people at work.