葛かっ藤とう

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葛藤する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	葛かっ藤とうする	葛かっ藤とうしない
Polite	葛かっ藤とうします	葛かっ藤とうしません
Past polite	葛かっ藤とうしました	葛かっ藤とうしませんでした
Past	葛かっ藤とうした	葛かっ藤とうしなかった
Te-form	葛かっ藤とうして	葛かっ藤とうしないで
Desire	葛かっ藤とうしたい	葛かっ藤とうしたくない
Potential	葛かっ藤とうできる	葛かっ藤とうできない
Passive	葛かっ藤とうされる	葛かっ藤とうされない
Causative	葛かっ藤とうさせる	葛かっ藤とうさせない
Causative passive	葛かっ藤とうさせられる	葛かっ藤とうさせられない
Volitional	葛かっ藤とうしよう
Polite volitional	葛かっ藤とうしましょう
Imperative	葛かっ藤とうしろ	葛かっ藤とうするな
Conditional	葛かっ藤とうすれば	葛かっ藤とうしなければ
Tara conditional	葛かっ藤とうしたら	葛かっ藤とうしなかったら

Meanings

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

conflict; complication; troubles; discord

Refers to a tangled, often internal or interpersonal struggle; can be emotional, psychological, or situational. Used both as a noun and with する to describe being in conflict.

彼かれは仕し事ごとと家か庭ていの間あいだで葛かっ藤とうしている。
He is struggling between work and family.
その決けつ断だんには多おおくの葛かっ藤とうがあった。
There was a lot of inner conflict in that decision.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉は〈事こと〉に葛かっ藤とうするto be torn/struggle over something
彼かれは仕し事ごとと家か族ぞくの間あいだで葛かっ藤とうしていた。
He was torn between work and family.
葛かっ藤とうを抱かかえるto carry an inner conflict
彼かの女じょは長なが年ねん、心こころの葛かっ藤とうを抱かかえていた。
She had carried an inner conflict for years.
葛かっ藤とうを乗のり越こえるto overcome a conflict
二人ふたりはさまざまな葛かっ藤とうを乗のり越こえて結けっ婚こんした。
The two of them overcame various conflicts and got married.
心こころの中なかで葛かっ藤とうするto struggle internally
彼かれは言いうべきかどうか、心こころの中なかで葛かっ藤とうした。
He struggled internally over whether to say it.

Kanji

葛arrowroot, kudzu
藤wisteria

Related words

対たい立りつN2
対立 describes a clear opposition or standoff between two sides, while 葛藤 suggests a tangled, often internal or emotional struggle.
衝しょう突とつN2
衝突 is a direct, sometimes physical clash, whereas 葛藤 usually refers to a drawn-out, unresolved inner or interpersonal conflict.
矛む盾じゅんN2
矛盾 points to a logical or factual contradiction between two things, while 葛藤 is about the emotional strain of conflicting feelings or desires.
苦く悩のうN1
苦悩 emphasizes deep mental anguish or suffering, while 葛藤 focuses on the pull between opposing feelings or interests causing that suffering.

Opposites

調ちょう和わN1
調和 means harmony or balance, the resolved state that contrasts with the unresolved tension of 葛藤.

Don't confuse with

確かく執しつ
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.
矛む盾じゅんN2
葛藤 refers to an internal or emotional conflict between feelings or desires, while 矛盾 refers to a logical inconsistency between statements or facts.

Written forms

葛かっ藤とうUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling; the only written form.
かっとうUsage1%
カットウUsage1%

Etymology

From the kanji 葛 (kudzu vine) and 藤 (wisteria), both known for their tangled growth, metaphorically extended to mean a tangled conflict or struggle.