検閲（けんえつ、kenetsu）
- censorship

The Japanese word 検閲 (けんえつ, *ken'etsu*) means censorship, the act of officially examining books, films, documents, etc., and suppressing unacceptable parts. It involves reviewing content to ensure it conforms to certain standards or regulations, often those of a government or other authority. The primary goal of 検閲 is typically to control the flow of information. The scope of 検閲can vary widely, from national security to obscenity.

⚫︎政府は表現の自由を検閲していると批判された。 Translation: The government was criticized for censoring freedom of expression. ⚫︎その映画は暴力シーンが多すぎて、検閲に引っかかった。 Translation: That movie got caught in censorship because there were too many violent scenes.

This word is used in formal and semi-formal contexts. It's suitable for discussing situations where there is content review and the potential for restrictions on expression. You would use 検閲 when talking about the process of censorship itself, the act of suppressing information, or the body/system that performs the censorship.

⚫︎ The standard way to write this word is 検閲 using kanji. ⚫︎ The reading is always けんえつ (in hiragana). ⚫︎ There are no common variations in the okurigana.

⚫︎ 規制 (きせい, *kisei*) - regulation, control. ⚫︎ 削除 (さくじょ, *sakujo*) - deletion, censorship (of specific parts). ⚫︎ 審査 (しんさ, *shinsa*) - examination, review, inspection.

⚫︎ 公開 (こうかい, *koukai*) - publication, release. ⚫︎ 自由 (じゆう, *jiyuu*) - freedom. ⚫︎ 表現の自由 (ひょうげんのじゆう, *hyougen no jiyuu*) - freedom of expression.

戦時中、多くの報道機関が検閲の対象となった。 ・Translation: During the war, many news organizations were subject to censorship. ・Explanation: This sentence describes how news outlets underwent 検閲 during wartime to control the information available to the public.

インターネット上の書き込みも、場合によっては検閲されることがある。 ・Translation: Writings on the internet are sometimes censored depending on the situation. ・Explanation: This sentence describes that even online content is subject to 検閲 in some cases.

The word 検閲 is a compound word formed from two kanji: ⚫︎ 検 (*ken*) - meaning "inspection," "examination," or "investigation." ⚫︎ 閲 (*etsu*) - meaning "to examine," "to review," or "to censor." The combination reflects the core meaning of the word - to examine or review something with the possibility of suppression or removal of certain parts.