# 閥 — clique; faction

閥 means “clique; faction”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: バツ (batsu). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: clique; faction
- On'yomi: バツ (batsu)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Society 1

## How to remember 閥

Sounds like 伐: both read バツ.

Parts: 門 gate · 伐 fell trees

## More in the “Society 1” set

[派](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/faction/) · [衆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/the-masses/) · [催](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hold-an-event/) · [籍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/register/) · [祉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/welfare/) · [閥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/clique/) · [倫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ethics/) · [勲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/medal-of-merit/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/clique/. Last updated 2026-11-01.