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派

faction
Stroke count: 9

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JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 6

Meanings

  1. factionRtK
  2. group
  3. party
  4. clique
  5. sect
  6. school
  1. coterie
  2. (political) faction

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1999

Compound words

分派ぶんぱ
faction; branch; sect; denomination; branching off
派遣するはけんする
dispatch
一派いっぱ
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction
右派うは
right wing
硬派こうは
hard-liners; diehards; hawks; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy
左派さは
left wing
宗派しゅうは
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
他派たは
the other group
党派とうは
faction; party; clique
派遣はけん
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker
派手はで
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
派生はせい
derivation
派閥はばつ
clique; faction
立派りっぱ
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing
流派りゅうは
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
旧派きゅうは
old school; old style
派兵はへい
dispatch of troops
新派しんぱ
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
特派員とくはいん
(special) correspondent (e.g. for a newspaper); representative; delegate
派出所はしゅつじょ
branch office; police box; local police station
超党派ちょうとうは
suprapartisan; multiparty; bipartisan; nonpartisan
シーア派シーアは
Shia (Islam)
無党派層むとうはそう
unaffiliated voters; floating voters; swinging voters
会派かいは
(political) faction

Additional Examples

彼は福田派に属していました。
He once belonged to the Fukuda faction.tatoeba
彼は鼻がいちばん立派だ。
His nose is his best feature.tatoeba
彼は年のわりには立派な判断力がある。
He has good judgement for his age.tatoeba
彼は特別な任務でヨーロッパに派遣された。
He was sent on a special mission to Europe.tatoeba

Stroke Order

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