Japanese word

閲覧

Pronunciation

Romajietsuran

Meaning

  • nounbrowsing

Example

必要な資料を閲覧します。hitsu yō na shi ryō o etsu ran shi ma su

I browse the materials I need.

Illustration for 閲覧 (browsing)

More examples

図書館では、古い新聞も閲覧できます。to sho kan de wa furu i shin bun mo etsu ran de ki ma su

At the library, you can also browse old newspapers.

Core concept

Centers on examining written or recorded information by moving through it to find and understand what it contains.

Common phrases

  • 資料の閲覧shi ryō no etsu ran

    browsing materials

  • ウェブサイトの閲覧we bu sa i to no etsu ran

    browsing websites

  • 閲覧履歴etsu ran ri reki

    browsing history

Similar words

熟読jukudoku: The act of reading written material thoroughly and with attention.
参照sanshō: The act of consulting information or a source to check or use it.

Definition in Japanese

資料や記録などを、必要に応じて見たり読んだりすること。shi ryō ya ki roku na do o hitsu yō ni ō ji te mi ta ri yo n da ri su ru ko to

Word origin

The compound 閲覧 (etsuran) combines 閲 (etsu, "inspect") with 覧 (ran, "view"), giving it the sense of examining something by looking through it.

Usage tips

  • Japanese notices often use 閲覧 (etsuran) for access to documents or web pages, so the noun sounds more formal than the everyday verb 見る (miru).

Other meanings

  • readingnoun
  • viewingnoun

Related words

  • 閲覧者etsuranshaviewernoun

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