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流派

りゅうは

school (of art), style

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Examples

  1. 茶道には多くの流派がある。

    さどうにはおおくのりゅうはがある。

    The tea ceremony has many schools.

  2. 流派によって作法が少し違う。

    りゅうはによってさほうがすこしちがう。

    The etiquette differs slightly from school to school.

  3. 彼は若くして自分の流派を立てた。

    かれはわかくしてじぶんのりゅうはをたてた。

    He founded his own school while still young.

Common patterns

流派を立てる
to found a school
流派が分かれる
for schools to split off
同じ流派
the same school

Memory tip

流派 means a lineage of teachers and pupils — tea, flower arranging, martial arts, classical dance — each with its own 家元 head. 様式 is about the look of the work; 流派 is about who taught whom.

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