閥 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. いえがら。名門。
  2. 縁故で結び付いた排他的集団。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「門」+音符「伐」。「いえがら」「名門」を意味する漢語{閥}を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

clique, lineage, pedigree, faction, clan

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • バツJHS
Other languages
  • 拼音fa2
  • 한글beol
  • Hán-ViệtPhiệt

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
14 strokes
Radical
門(もん)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+95A5

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿵門伐

Words using this kanji

  • ばつ縁故で結び付いた排他的集団。接尾辞的にも用いられる。clique, clan, faction
  • 閥族ばつぞく身分の高い家柄の一族。 閥を形成する一族や集団。clan, clique

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(31 results)

Lookup codes

SKIP
3-8-6
Four Corner
7725.3
Spahn–Hadamitzky
8e6.2
Heisig
1746
Nelson
4954