# 閥 — Clique

Frequency rank 1981 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 碑 (Tombstone), less common than 閲 (Inspection).

- On’yomi: ばつ
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 門 Gate (Kangxi 169)
- Frequency path: Level XVI of XX

A gate frames the outside, with a leader and a drunkard inside — behind the gate, a leader and his drunkard friends form an exclusive clique.

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