Word Meaning 門閥

もんばつ mombatsu

門閥 is read as もんばつ (mombatsu) and means lineage.

Meaning

English

lineage
pedigree
good family

Reading

Kana

もんばつ

Romaji

mombatsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 96726 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

門松

かどまつ

New Year's pine decoration

門戸開放政策

もんこかいほうせいさく

open door policy

門扉

もんぴ

door(s) of a gate

門派

もんぱ

division of a religious sect

門衛

もんえい

gatekeeper

門戸を張る

もんこをはる

to keep a fine house

門前の小僧

もんぜんのこぞう

you learn, without realising it, from what is around you

門標

もんぴょう

nameplate

門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む

もんぜんのこぞうならわぬきょうをよむ

you learn, without realising it, from what is around you

派閥

はばつ

clique

財閥

ざいばつ

rich person

閥

ばつ

clique

Example Sentences

彼は門閥より人柄を重んじる。

かれはもんばつよりひとがらをおもんじる。

He values character more than noble lineage.

彼女は門閥を誇るような話し方をしない。

かのじょはもんばつをほこるようなはなしかたをしない。

She does not speak as if she were proud of her pedigree.