noun

Messages.hist.
  1. clanship, clannism, clan favoritism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
藩閥 はんばつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

clan, enclosure
ハン (Late Jr. High, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
water in which rice has been washed
ハン (Kentei 1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
turn, number in a series
バン つが.い は (2nd, N3)
separate, divide, topped rice radical (no. 165)
ハン ベン サイ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ こめ マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
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)