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派
派
9 strokes
Frequency: 164
JLPT N1
Grade 6

Meanings

faction
group
party
clique
sect
school

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ハ

Common Words

立派
りっぱ
～な Adj.
Freq #1126
1

splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent; impressive

Examples
私たちの学校には立派な図書館があります。
We have a nice school library.
2

praiseworthy; creditable; worthy

3

legal; legitimate; lawful

4

undeniable (e.g. crime); indisputable; solid

派手
はで
～な Adj.
Noun
Freq #2095
1

showy; loud; flashy; gaudy

Examples
このネクタイは派手すぎますよ。
I'm afraid this tie is too loud.
派
は
Noun suffix
Noun
Freq #2266
1

group; faction; clique; coterie

Examples
私はネコ派です。
I am a cat person.
2

(political) faction; wing; camp

Examples
彼は福田派に属していました。
He once belonged to the Fukuda faction.
3

school (of thought, painting, etc.)

Examples
その彫刻家はルネサンス派に属する。
The sculptor belongs to the Renaissance school.
4

sect; denomination

派遣
はけん
Noun
Freq #4351
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

dispatch; despatch; deployment

Examples
１９５１年にシスター・テレサは当時インド最大の都市であったカルカッタに派遣された。
In 1951, Sister Teresa was sent to Calcutta, then the largest city in India.
2

Abbreviation

temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

派閥
はばつ
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #9516
1

clique; faction

Examples
２つの派閥が手をむすんだ。
The two factions gang up with each other.
一派
いっぱ
Noun
Freq #15309
1

one school; one sect; one denomination

Examples
小説の新しい一派が起こった。
A new school of fiction has grown up.
2

one party; one faction; one group

ご立派
御立派
ごりっぱ
Polite
～な Adj.
Freq #17576
1

splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent; legal; legitimate

派生
はせい
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #20009
1

derivation

Examples
改良された医療技術は、宇宙開発計画の副産物として派生したものの一つである。
Improved medical technology has been one of the spin-offs of the space program.
流派
りゅうは
Noun
Freq #20342
1

school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)

Examples
その作品は小説の新流派を生むだろう。
The work will give birth to a new school of novel.
少数派
しょうすうは
Noun
Freq #23058
1

minority group (party); minority

Examples
フォークを使う人々は、歴史的にみて、ずっと少数派であった。
Fork-users have historically been in the minority.
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