noun
Refers to a state of strained relations, disagreement, or conflict between people, groups, or nations. Often used in formal or serious contexts.
両国の間には長年の不和がある。
There has been long-standing discord between the two countries.
家族の不和が彼の精神的な負担になっている。
Family friction is a psychological burden for him.
Compound of 不 (fu, 'not') and 和 (wa, 'harmony'), literally meaning 'not harmonious'. The reading is on'yomi.