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Kanji Detail for 閥 - "clique, merit, lineage"
閥
- Meaning
閥 means "clique, merit, lineage."
Clique - An exclusive group; a faction.
Merit - Achievement; accomplishment.
Lineage - Family background; pedigree.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
clique; lineage; pedigree; faction; clan
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
powerful and influential group
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
powerful individual, family or group; clique; (loanword) valve
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
clique, valve; a powerful and influential group
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
閥閱. Writing merit records to post on the gate, like today's announcement boards. On the left it is called 閥, on the right it is called 閱. The Records of the Grand Historian says: "Clarifying ranks is called 閥. Accumulated days is called 閱." Therefore it is used as a term for family background.
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