# 派 — faction; dispatch

派 means “faction; dispatch”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: ハ (ha). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 派 (ha, “group; faction”).

- Meaning: faction; dispatch
- On'yomi: ハ (ha)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Society 1

## How to remember 派

Parts: 氵 water · 丿 slash · 亻 person · 丿 slash

## Words with 派

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 派 | は (ha) | group; faction |

## Don't confuse it with

[栃](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/horse-chestnut/) · [励](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/encourage/) · [脈](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pulse/) · [涯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/far-shore/)

## 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/faction/. Last updated 2026-11-01.