Japanese symbol for “censorship”
検閲
けんえつ
Romaji: ken'etsu
censorship
In Japanese, censorship is 検閲, read けんえつ (ken'etsu).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt censorship
- n, vs, vt inspection; examination
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “censorship”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 言論弾圧 | げんろんだんあつ genrondan'atsu | suppression of speech; suppression of dissent; censorship |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 検査 | けんさ kensa | inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test |
| 検討 | けんとう kentou | consideration; examination; investigation |
| 検証 | けんしょう kenshou | verification; confirmation; substantiation |
| 検察 | けんさつ kensatsu | criminal investigation; prosecution |
| 検事 | けんじ kenji | public prosecutor |
| 検定 | けんてい kentei | official certification; official approval; inspection |
| 閲覧 | えつらん etsuran | inspection; reading; perusal |
| 校閲 | こうえつ kouetsu | revision; proofreading |
See also: Chinese symbol for “censorship”.
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.