The kanji 閲 primarily conveys the meaning of "inspect," "examine," "review," or "peruse." It implies a careful and detailed look at something, whether it be written material, a collection of items, or a person's work. The core idea is a thorough assessment to understand or evaluate.

・On-yomi (音読み): ⚫︎ エツ (etsu) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ⚫︎ けみ(る) (kemiru) - This is the verb stem, and the full verb would be 検閲(けんえつ)する (ken'etsu suru)

⚫︎ 検閲 (けんえつ) (ken'etsu) Translation: Censorship, inspection (of written material) ⚫︎ 閲覧 (えつらん) (etsuran) Translation: Reading, perusal, browsing (of a document, website, etc.) ⚫︎ 閲兵 (えつぺい) (ettsupei) Translation: Review of troops; military inspection

The kanji 閲 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字; keisei moji). The left side is "門" (mon), which means "gate" or "door." The right side is "㕣" which is the phonetic component, conveying the sound. The original meaning of 閲 likely related to the examination that happened at a gate or door, like checking before entry. Over time, the meaning expanded to the broader concepts of "inspect" and "examine."