派 means “faction, school, branch”

は · ha

Also: group, party, clique

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ハ

JLPT N1 · Taught in grade 6 · 9 strokes

The story

Water (氵) beside a stream splitting into branches: a river forking off. 派 is a branch that goes its own way, a school of thought or a party's 派閥, and it turns up in 立派, splendid, and 派手, flashy.

Used in 立派 (rippa, splendid/fine), 派手 (hade, flashy), and 派閥 (habatsu, faction/clique)

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