Kanji Detail for 閥 - "clique, merit, lineage"

閥

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
閥 means "clique, merit, lineage."
1. Clique - An exclusive group; a faction.
2. Merit - Achievement; accomplishment.
3. 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.
Onyomi

batsu(バツ)
Kunyomi
none
Strokes

14 strokes
Radical

門 (mon・mongamae・kadogamae)
Related Keywords
clique merit lineage achievement pillar faction clan association cabal circle coterie elite exclusive family group hierarchy kinship network organization pedigree society tribe