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いざこざ (izakoza) Japanese meaning: trouble | Kotomora
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There's constant friction with the neighbors.
A trivial quarrel turned into a big fight.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 との 間あいだ にいざこざが 起お こる friction arises between (someone) and (someone else)
Some friction arose between me and my neighbor.
いざこざを 起お こす to stir up trouble or friction
He always stirs up trouble at work.
いざこざに 巻ま き 込こ まれる to get caught up in a petty dispute
I ended up getting caught up in a family squabble.
いざこざを 解かい 決けつ する to settle a petty dispute
The two of them finally settled their dispute.
Related words もめごと is a broader term covering any kind of dispute or trouble, while いざこざ specifically suggests petty, recurring friction between people.
トラブル is a general loanword for any problem or malfunction, whereas いざこざ is limited to small-scale interpersonal friction.
ごたごた emphasizes messy confusion or disorder arising from trouble, while いざこざ focuses more narrowly on the friction between the people involved.
争い can describe conflicts of any size or seriousness, including fights or wars, while いざこざ is reserved for minor, everyday squabbles.
Written forms いざこざ Usage 89%
Standard hiragana spelling; no kanji form is given.
イザコザ Usage 11%
Katakana variant sometimes used for emphasis or in casual writing.
Etymology The origin is uncertain. It is a native Japanese word, possibly a reduplicative mimetic expression suggesting small, repeated clashes.
