学派|がくはgakuha[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounschool (of thought); sect

• Synonym一派いっぱNeutralBroader than 「学派」: any one faction or group, and it can also mean a bunch of like-minded people; not limited to academic circles.
• Synonym派はNeutralA single character for a faction, mostly used as a suffix as in 「印象派」; covers political and artistic camps, not just academic thought.
• Synonym流派りゅうはNeutralA school of an art or skill — tea ceremony, flower arranging, martial arts; 「学派」 is confined to academic fields.

For a school of academic thought, use 「学派」, as in 「京都学派」. Schools of arts and crafts take 「流派」; for factions in general, 「派」 or 「一派」 works.

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