閥
閥·clique, faction
- On-yomi
- バツ
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 財閥 | ざいばつ | zaibatsu, financial conglomerate |
| 派閥 | はばつ | faction |
| 学閥 | がくばつ | academic clique, old-school-tie network |
| 門閥 | もんばつ | lineage, family clique |
Example sentences
党内の派閥争いが激しくなった。
とうないのはばつあらそいがはげしくなった。
Factional infighting within the party intensified.
戦後、大きな財閥は解体された。
せんご、おおきなざいばつはかいたいされた。
After the war, the big conglomerates were broken up.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 財閥 as ざいはつ — it is ざいばつ
- Assuming 派閥 is neutral; it usually carries a critical tone
Memory aid
Picture it
門 (a gate) with 伐 (to strike down) inside: a gate your own people guard and outsiders cannot pass — a clique.
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