Nihongo

Kanji Detail of 閲

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Basic Meaning

The kanji primarily conveys the meaning of "inspecting," "examining," "reviewing," or "perusing." It suggests a careful and detailed examination of something to understand its content or evaluate its quality. This involves a process of looking over or going through something, often with a specific purpose in mind.

Readings

・On-yomi (音読み): エツ (etsu) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): None, or it's not a common reading used as a single word.

Usage Examples

⚫︎検閲 (ken'etsu) Translation: censorship; inspection; examination ⚫︎閲覧 (eiyūtsu) Translation: perusal; reading; browsing; viewing ⚫︎閲兵 (etsuhei) Translation: military inspection; review of troops

Origin and Formation

The kanji is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), which means it's a character that combines a semantic component (meaning component) and a phonetic component (sound component). ⚫︎ The semantic component is 門 (mon), meaning "gate" or "door". ⚫︎ The phonetic component is 㕣 (et) that contributes to the sound of the character. ⚫︎ The original meaning suggested viewing something through a door or gate, thus giving rise to the meaning of inspection or examination.

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