Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 検閲(けんえつ) in Japanese

検閲
Kana Reading
けんえつ
Romaji
ken'etsu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    censorship; inspection; examination
    Example sentence
    百八といえば煩悩」「お兄ちゃんどんな煩悩あるの?」「言っていいが、検閲削除になる 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."
  • Parts of speech
    noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    to censor; to inspect (in order to censor); to review (in order to censor)

Examples of 検閲, けんえつ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

15 strokes

review, inspection, revision

On'Yomi: エツ

Kun'Yomi: けみ.する

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JLPT 2

12 strokes

examination, investigate

On'Yomi: ケン

Kun'Yomi: しら.べる

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