流派|りゅうはryuuha[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- nounschool (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym学派がくはNeutralAn academic school, as in 「京都学派」; confined to scholarship, whereas 「流派」 mostly refers to schools of arts and martial arts.
- Synonym一派いっぱNeutralOne school or faction; also a group of people or a clique, which can carry a derogatory nuance, as in 「一派の者」.
- Synonym派はNeutralA faction or group, often used as a suffix as in 「印象派」「改革派」; broad in range, while 「流派」 stresses transmission of a craft.
Use 「流派」 for schools of traditional arts and skills such as tea ceremony, flower arrangement and martial arts; for academic schools say 「学派」, and for political factions or as a suffix say 「派」.
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