閥ばつTop 40000MeaningsNounSuffix1. clique; clan; factionKanji used閥cliquePitch accentばつUsed in vocabulary薩さつ摩ま閥ばつSatsuma clanNoun藩はん閥ばつ政せい府ふgovernment dominated by the former domain cliques (Meiji-Taishō era); han-clique government; domain-clique governmentNoun