JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 派: "faction, group, party"
The kanji 派 means "faction, group, party, clique, sect, school". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ハ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ハ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | faction, group, party, clique, sect, school |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 164 of 2,501 |
Common words with 派
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 立派splendid; fine; handsome; elegant · praiseworthy; creditable; worthy
- 派手showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
- 派group; faction; clique; coterie · (political) faction; wing; camp
- 派遣dispatch; despatch; deployment · temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
- 派閥clique; faction
- 一派one school; one sect; one denomination · one party; one faction; one group
- ご立派splendid; fine; handsome; elegant
- 派生derivation
- 流派school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
- 少数派minority group (party); minority
- 異派different school (e.g. of ikebana)
- 反対派opposition faction
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