# 派 faction/bling

(waterleft) + (cliff) + (hitchhiker)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
BETA JERK

## Onyomi

HA | HAHA, I laugh at your faction! Bloody splitters!

## Mnemonic

| That faction wants to hitchhike to the water, but our faction wants to hitch a ride to the cliff.

## Jukugo

立派(りっぱ) な | super high class! ★★★☆☆ 1/2 KANA 立 (stand up) + 派 (faction/bling) = 立派 (super high class!)
派手(はで) な | gaudy ★★☆☆☆ FP 派 (faction/bling) + 手 (hand) = 派手 (gaudy) showy and flashy, gaudy
派閥(はばつ) | faction ★★☆☆☆ NP 派 (faction/bling) + 閥 (clique) = 派閥 (faction) A faction within a political party or corporation. Like every country has factions, but 派閥 has the nuance of 'We all claim to be loyal to the organization but behind closed doors we are plotting to hijack it with our own agenda.' Nobody would say publicly, "I'm in this 派閥！”

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
派 | faction/bling | WET | 水
脈 | vein | ORGAN | 月

Your faction is ALL WET, but my veins carry blood to my MEAT AND ORGANS.

## Synonyms

bitch, slut ちゃらちゃら 派手 淫ら 尻軽女 ヤリマン あばずれ 糞女
great, magnificent 上手 うまい 素敵 立派 素晴らしい 見事