ばつ
こう
そう

noun

  1. factional infighting (conflict), antagonism between factions.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ばつ
こう
そう
派閥抗争 はばつこうそう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

faction, group, party
 (6th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
to branch
ハ ハイ
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment, (衣 variant)
clique, lineage, pedigree
バツ (Early High School, N1)
gate, counter for cannons
モン かど と (2nd, N2)
fell, strike, attack
バツ き.る う.つ (Late Jr. High, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
confront, resist, defy
コウ あらが.う (Early Jr. High, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
high spirits
コウ たかぶる (Kentei 1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
contend, dispute, argue
ソウ あらそ.う いか.でか (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
snout, hand
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)