How to say "conflict" in Japanese

• 葛藤かっとうCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbCovers conflict as inner discord — conflicting feelings, loyalties, or desires pulling against each other — and, by extension, entangled, troubled relations or circumstances.
  父ちちと私の葛藤かっとうに、彼かれは気付きづいていないようです。↗

  He seems not to be aware of the conflict between my father and me.
• 紛争ふんそうJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbConflict as a dispute or strife between opposing parties, such as groups or nations; it also covers trouble and unrest, extending to armed conflict.
  紛争ふんそうのない人間にんげん社会しゃかいはありえない。↗

  There can be no human society without conflict.
• 抗争こうそうJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbConflict as active strife against an opposing side — a rivalry or feud, as between rival factions or groups; it suggests real contention, not mere difference of opinion.
  新聞しんぶんは２党とう間かんの抗争こうそうを報ほうじた。↗

  The newspaper reported friction between the two parties.
• 係争けいそうCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbA legal and official term for matters in dispute or controversy; as a rendering of 'conflict' it is narrow, and in everyday speech it is seldom the word you want.
• 食い違いくいちがいCommon
  nounConflict as a clash or mismatch: opinions, accounts, or interests that do not line up. It points to a discrepancy or disagreement rather than open strife.
  ２人ふたりの意見いけんには大おおきな食い違くいちがいがあった。↗

  There was a great gap between the views of the two.

Use 紛争 for disputes or strife between parties, 抗争 for rivalries and feuds, 葛藤 for inner discord and entangled troubles, 「食い違い」 for clashes of opinion or discrepancy, and 係争 chiefly in legal or official disputes.

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• 葛藤かっとうconflict
• 紛争ふんそうdispute
• 抗争こうそうrivalry
• 係争けいそうdispute
• 食い違いくいちがいdifference
• 相克そうこくrivalry (between two irreconcilable forces)
• 戦いたたかいbattle
• トラブルtrouble
• 争いあらそいfight
• 闘争とうそうfight
• 不和ふわdiscord
• 紛糾ふんきゅうcomplication
• せめぎ合いせめぎあいconflict
• コンフリクトconflict
• 争乱そうらんconflict
• 齟齬そごinconsistency
• 争闘そうとうstrife
• 相反するあいはんするto be contrary
• かち合うかちあうto clash
• 不突合ふとつごうdiscordance
• 牴牾ていごdisagreement
• 闘諍とうじょうfight
• ぶつかるto clash (of opinions, people, etc.)
• 衝突しょうとつclash
• 修羅しゅらfighting
• 激突げきとつclash (of views, interests, teams, etc.)
• 抵触ていしょくconflict (with a theory, claim, etc.)
• 摩擦まさつdiscord
• バッティングclashing (of schedules, etc.)
• どんぱちexchange of (pistol) fire
• 掛け違いかけちがいdisagreement
• 相対すあいたいすto be in opposition
• 相対するあいたいするto be in opposition