Keyword
clique
Info
FrequencyTop 1900-2000
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig1746
Readings
ばつ
(100%)
Composed of
gate
cut down
Used in vocabulary (30 in total)
clique; faction
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
Examples (5 in total)
When people gather, factions form as a matter of course.
Even if we say it's the same, it doesn't mean we're in the same faction.
They also have various factions.
Leading a faction is not my style.
They have already established their positions within the faction.