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    検けん閲えつ

    censorship

    KMT7News #14+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab27 strokes

    けんえつ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    censorship
    2.
    inspection, examination

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    その本ほんは検けん閲えつされました。

    That book was censored.

    KMT6Politics & LawLiterature
    政せい府ふは情じょう報ほうに対たいする検けん閲えつを強きょう化かしています。

    The government is strengthening censorship of information.

    KMT7Politics & LawInternet & Social Media
    表ひょう現げんの自じ由ゆうは、検けん閲えつによって侵しん害がいされるべきではありません。

    Freedom of expression should not be violated by censorship.

    KMT7Politics & LawCore Concepts
    一いち部ぶの国くにでは、インターネット上じょうのコンテンツが厳きびしく検けん閲えつされています。

    In some countries, online content is strictly censored.

    KMT7Internet & Social MediaPolitics & Law
    戦せん時じ中ちゅう、郵ゆう便びん物ぶつの検けん閲えつは日にち常じょう的てきに行おこなわれていました。

    During the war, postal mail censorship was carried out routinely.

    KMT8Politics & LawHistoryMilitary

    Kanji that make up this word

    検
    しら.べる…(1)
    examination・investigate
    閲
    けみ.する…(1)
    review・inspection・revision
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