確かく執しつ

also: かくしゅう

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確執する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	確かく執しつする	確かく執しつしない
Polite	確かく執しつします	確かく執しつしません
Past polite	確かく執しつしました	確かく執しつしませんでした
Past	確かく執しつした	確かく執しつしなかった
Te-form	確かく執しつして	確かく執しつしないで
Desire	確かく執しつしたい	確かく執しつしたくない
Potential	確かく執しつできる	確かく執しつできない
Passive	確かく執しつされる	確かく執しつされない
Causative	確かく執しつさせる	確かく執しつさせない
Causative passive	確かく執しつさせられる	確かく執しつさせられない
Volitional	確かく執しつしよう
Polite volitional	確かく執しつしましょう
Imperative	確かく執しつしろ	確かく執しつするな
Conditional	確かく執しつすれば	確かく執しつしなければ
Tara conditional	確かく執しつしたら	確かく執しつしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

discord; antagonism; bad blood

Refers to persistent friction or antagonism between people, families, organizations, factions, etc. Common patterns include 確執がある, 確執が深まる, and 確執する.

両りょう家けの間あいだには昔むかしから確かく執しつがある。
There has long been bad blood between the two families.
二ふたつの派は閥ばつは人じん事じをめぐって確かく執しつしている。
The two factions are at odds over personnel appointments.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉と〈人ひと〉の間あいだに確かく執しつがあるthere is bad blood between X and Y
兄あにと弟おとうとの間あいだには長なが年ねんの確かく執しつがあった。
There had been long-standing bad blood between the older and younger brothers.
確かく執しつが深ふかまるthe discord deepens
二ふたつの部ぶ族ぞくの間あいだの確かく執しつは年ねん々ねん深ふかまっていった。
The discord between the two tribes deepened year after year.
確かく執しつが生しょうじるdiscord arises
遺い産さん分ぶん配ぱいをめぐって家か族ぞくの間あいだに確かく執しつが生しょうじた。
Discord arose within the family over the division of the inheritance.
確かく執しつを解とくto resolve the discord
彼かれらは長なが年ねんの確かく執しつをようやく解といた。
They finally resolved their long-standing discord.

Kanji

確assurance, firm, tight
執tenacious, take hold, grasp

Related words

対たい立りつN2
対立 is the broader word for opposition or confrontation, while 確執 specifically implies lingering personal or group resentment.
不ふ和わ
不和 means being on bad terms or disharmony, often in relationships, whereas 確執 sounds more formal and implies deeper, entrenched antagonism.
軋あつ轢れき
軋轢 emphasizes the friction produced by ongoing interaction, while 確執 emphasizes the persistent discord or antagonism itself.
不ふ仲なか
確執 implies a deep-seated feud or long-standing grudge, while 不仲 simply describes the general state of not getting along.

Opposites

和わ解かいN1
和解 means reconciliation or settling differences, the opposite of the lingering discord expressed by 確執.

Don't confuse with

確かく信しんN1
確信 shares the kanji 確 with 確執 but means firm conviction or certainty, not discord.
葛かっ藤とう
確執 refers to a long-standing feud or grudge between people, while 葛藤 can also describe a purely internal struggle within one person.

Written forms

確執Usage100%
- かくしつ
  Standard modern reading and spelling; this form and reading is high priority.
- かくしゅう
  Attested alternate reading, but much less useful for learners than かくしつ.
かくしゅう

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound conventionally written with 確, suggesting firmness or certainty, and 執, suggesting holding fast or clinging. The modern dictionary meaning is persistent discord or antagonism.