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A2 Noun, Suru verb

検閲(けんえつ)censorship, inspection, examination, to censor, to inspect (in order to censor), to review (in order to censor)

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    1. Noun, Suru verb

      1.

      censorship

    2. Noun, Suru verb

      2.

      inspection, examination

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    検閲 【けんえつ】

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      日本国(にほんこく)憲法(けんぽう)では検閲(けんえつ)禁止(きんし)されています。

      Censorship is prohibited under the Constitution of Japan. {censorship, inspection, examination, to censor, to inspect (in order to censor), to review (in order to censor)}

      • N1

      精神(せいしん)分析(ぶんせき)検閲(けんえつ)という用語(ようご)があると()きました。

      I heard that there is a term called "censorship" in psychoanalysis. {censorship, inspection, examination, to censor, to inspect (in order to censor), to review (in order to censor)}

      • N1

      公権力(こうけんりょく)新聞(しんぶん)などの内容(ないよう)強制(きょうせい)(てき)調(しら)べることが検閲(けんえつ)である。

      Censorship is when the government forces an inspection of the content in newspapers and the like. {censorship, inspection, examination, to censor, to inspect (in order to censor), to review (in order to censor)}

      • N1

      出版(しゅっぱん)される書物(しょもつ)がそのままでよいか、政府(せいふ)検閲(けんえつ)をしているそうです。

      It seems the government is conducting censorship to determine whether the books to be published are acceptable as they are. {censorship, inspection, examination, to censor, to inspect (in order to censor), to review (in order to censor)}

      • N1

      検閲(けんえつ)には国家(こっか)機関(きかん)による思想(しそう)統制(とうせい)治安(ちあん)維持(いじ)などの役割(やくわり)があるとされている。

      It is considered that censorship has roles such as thought control by national institutions and maintenance of public order. {censorship, inspection, examination, to censor, to inspect (in order to censor), to review (in order to censor)}

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