閥 Clique

Radical Combination

• 門

  Gate
• ｲ

  Leader
• 戈

  Drunkard

Meaning

Primary

Clique

Alternative

Clan

Mnemonic

Passed out in front of the gate lies a drunkard who used to be the leader of a popular clique, the Cool Kids Clan. Once, he was a leader, but now he is but a drunkard. The clan has fallen apart, and he no longer has a clique to call his own.

Hints

Imagine this washed up drunkard leader passed out in front of the gate to your house. You have to pass him whenever you enter or exit your house. He’s gross and he smells. Experience the stench in your nostrils. How he was ever the leader of a clan you have no idea.

Readings

On’yomi

ばつ

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Eventually you get sick and tired of this washed up clan leader and you gather your own clique to chase this guy away from your gate and your property. You and your friends grab some bats (ばつ) and use these bats to beat the drunkard leader. Being beaten with bats frightens him, and he scurries away.

Hints

Hear the crushing blows of bats against flesh as you imagine this scene in your mind. You’re beating the crap out of this guy with a bunch of bats, but hey – he had it coming.