Japanese symbol for “censor”
目付
めつけ
Romaji: metsuke
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
In Japanese, censor is 目付, read めつけ (metsuke).
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Meanings
- n censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “censor”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 検閲官 | けんえつかん ken'etsukan | inspector; censor |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
| 目標 | もくひょう mokuhyou | goal; target; aim |
| 注目 | ちゅうもく chuumoku | notice; attention; observation |
| 項目 | こうもく koumoku | item; heading; category |
| 目撃 | もくげき mokugeki | witnessing; observing; sighting |
| 駄目 | だめ dame | no good; not serving its purpose; useless |
| 付近 | ふきん fukin | neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity |
| 付属 | ふぞく fuzoku | being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “censor”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.