派 Kanji – faction
The Japanese kanji 派 can mean faction, group, party, clique, sect, school.
Meaning and Readings
How is 派 read?
派 has the onyomi reading ハ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ha.
Common Japanese Words Using 派
These common Japanese words contain 派. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- シーア派（シーアは） — Shia (Islam)
- 一派（いっぱ） — one school, one sect, one denomination
- 右派（うは） — right wing
- 硬派（こうは） — hard-liners, diehards, hawks
- 左派（さは） — left wing
- 宗派（しゅうは） — sect, denomination
- 他派（たは） — the other group
- 党派（とうは） — faction, party, clique
- 特派員（とくはいん） — (special) correspondent (e.g. for a newspaper)
- 軟派（なんぱ） — seducer, smooth talker, ladies' man, playboy, playgirl