inspect

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The on reading is えつ, and no kun reading is listed. It has 15 strokes. It appears in words for viewing materials and copyediting manuscripts.
• Basic usage: 閲覧 is read えつらん and 校閲 is read こうえつ.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 閲覧 / 校閲
  • 閲覧 means viewing or inspection and is read えつらん. It refers to viewing newspapers or documents.
  • 古い新聞は資料室で閲覧できます。 means “Old newspapers can be viewed in the reference room.”
  • 校閲 means copyediting or fact-checking and is read こうえつ. It refers to checking and editing details such as numbers and proper nouns in a manuscript.
  • 記事の数字と固有名詞を校閲した。 means “I checked the article's numbers and proper nouns.”