閥
閥: clique
clique; faction
14 strokesSecondary · Stage 1 (about 4級)in 4 words here
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バツ
Kun—
ばつ, "clique": 派閥(はばつ) "faction", 財閥(ざいばつ) "business conglomerate", 学閥(がくばつ), 軍閥(ぐんばつ).
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Key words
派閥はばつfaction
財閥ざいばつzaibatsu; business conglomerate
学閥がくばつalumni clique
軍閥ぐんばつmilitary clique
藩閥はんばつdomain clique
Example sentences
会社の中に派閥があって、人事がなかなか決まらない。
There are factions inside the company, so personnel decisions are slow to be made.
戦前の日本では、いくつかの財閥が経済を動かしていた。
In prewar Japan, several zaibatsu conglomerates drove the economy.
同じ大学の出身者で作る学閥が、今も強い力を持っている。
The alumni clique formed by graduates of the same university still holds strong power.