Meaning

Clique, Lineage, Pedigree, Faction, Clan

Readings

Radical

門 — gate (Kangxi radical #169)

Components

• 門 — Gate (radical)
• 伐 — Fell

Example sentences

• この会社には派閥があります。This office is divided up into camps.
• ２つの派閥が手をむすんだ。The two factions gang up with each other.
• 派閥内の抗争が審議に支障をきたしました。Factional in-fighting threw a monkey wrench into the deliberations.

Appears in

Not used as a component of other kanji in this set.