藩閥

はんばつ

Meanings

1. Noun clanship; clannism; clan favoritism; clan favouritism

Kanji

• 藩 feudal domain. Read as ハン.
• 閥 clique. Read as バツ.

Words containing 藩閥

• 藩閥政府 (はんばつせいふ) government dominated by the former domain cliques (Meiji-Taishō era)

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