review / inspection
N1- Onyomi
- エツ
- Stroke count
- 15
- JLPT
- N1
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 閲 down and you get 門 (gate) — a double gate with both doors closed, and beside it 兌 (exchange / pleased) — an open mouth held above a pair of legs, pleased and speaking out. Picture a gateway standing open, put 閲 inside it, and let that scene stand for "review" — review / inspection. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 15
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は15画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 15 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
校閲
kouetsu
proofreading
校閲する
kouetsusuru
to do proofreading
校閲した
kouetsushita
plain past: did proofreading
校閲します
kouetsushimasu
polite: do proofreading
校閲中です
kouetsuchuudesu
in the middle of proofreading
校閲しない
kouetsushinai
plain negative: does not do proofreading
Example sentences (2)
記事は公開前に校閲されます。
きじ は こうかいまえ に こうえつ されます。
kiji wa koukaimae ni kouetsu saremasu.
Articles are reviewed before publication.
校閲を経ていない原稿を公開するわけにはいきません。
こうえつ を へていない げんこう を こうかい する わけ に は いきません。
kouetsu o heteinai genkou o koukai suru wake ni wa ikimasen.
We cannot publish a manuscript that has not been through proofreading.