How to say "censor" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 目付めつけnounCovers 'censor' only in the historical sense: an Edo-period official who supervised and inspected others. Use it when writing about the shogunate, not for modern media censorship.
- 検閲官けんえつかんnounThe person who performs censorship, examining publications, films, or other media and suppressing objectionable content. This is the word you want for the ordinary modern sense of 'censor' as an agent.
Use 検閲官 for a person who examines books, film, or media; 目付 is an Edo-period official, so it fits only historical senses of 'censor'.
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