閥
clique, lineage, pedigree, faction, clan
        JLPT N3
      Usage Frequency
            RARE
            1072/2500
          閥
clique, lineage, pedigree, faction, clan
      JLPT N3
    Usage Frequency
        RARE
        1072/2500
      Pronunciation
Onyomi (音読み)
        バツ
      Kunyomi (訓読み)
        N/A
      Stroke Order
        Strokes:
        14
      
    Word Examples
| Japanese | Hiragana | Romaji | English | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 閥 | ばつ | batsu | faction | 
| 閥族 | ばつぞく | batzoku | clique | 
| 閥会社 | ばつがいしゃ | batsugaisya | factional company | 
| 政治閥 | せいじばつ | seijibatsu | political faction | 
| 閥門 | ばつもん | batsumon | gate of a faction | 
| 閥主 | ばつしゅ | batsushu | head of a faction | 
| 閥制 | ばつせい | batsusei | faction system | 
| 閥史 | ばつし | batsushi | history of factions | 
| 閥関係 | ばつかんけい | batsukankei | factional relationship | 
| 閥派 | ばっぱ | bappa | faction group | 
Example Sentences
          彼は政治閥の一員です。
        
        
        
        
          かれはせいじばつのいちいんです。
        
        
        
        
          Kare wa seijibatsu no ichi-in desu.
        
        
        
        
          He is a member of a political faction.
        
        
      
          閥族の力は強い。
        
        
        
        
          ばつぞくのちからはつよい。
        
        
        
        
          Batzoku no chikara wa tsuyoi.
        
        
        
        
          The power of the clique is strong.