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Historical Evolution
閥
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
閥
Regular
Modern
Chinese
阀 / 閥 [fá]
powerful individual, family or group; clique; (loanword) valve
Japanese
clique; clan; faction
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
閥 いさお
Isao unclassified name
閥 いさを
Isao, Isawo unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (18)
阀门 [fámén] #15,296
valve (mechanical)
军阀 [jūnfá] #23,143
military clique
安全阀 [ānquánfá] #51,161
safety valve
财阀 [cáifá] #40,889
plutocracy
门阀 [ménfá] #41,884
rich and powerful family
北洋军阀 [BěiyángJūnfá] #44,329
the Northern Warlords (1912-1927)
节流阀 [jiéliúfá] #58,218
a throttle
奉系军阀 [Fèngxìjūnfá] #62,070
Fengtian clique (of northern warlords)
皖系军阀 [Wǎnxìjūnfá] #68,598
Anhui faction of Northern Warlords 1911-c.1929
吸入阀 [xīrùfá]
suction valve
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JAPANESE WORDS (29)
⭐ 派閥 [はばつ] #9,516
clique
⭐ 財閥 [ざいばつ] #22,874
zaibatsu
派閥争い [はばつあらそい] #39,366
factional dispute
軍閥 [ぐんばつ] #52,008
military clique
門閥 [もんばつ] #59,320
lineage
学閥 [がくばつ] #89,363
alma mater clique
派閥抗争 [はばつこうそう] #91,220
factional infighting (conflict)
藩閥 [はんばつ] #95,127
clanship
閨閥 [けいばつ] #106,610
clan
閥族 [ばつぞく] #136,737
clan
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KOREAN WORDS (3)