いざこざizakoza[0]heiban (flat)

1. nountrouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
   たとえばあなたの家庭かていのいざこざを考かんがえてごらんなさい。↗

   Take, for instance, your family problems.

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  SynonymトラブルNeutralLoanword covering trouble and disputes, but also machine breakdowns and health problems — a wider range than 「いざこざ」. Very common in everyday speech.
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  Synonym喧嘩けんかNeutralQuarrels or physical fights; the most common everyday word, for direct arguing or blows. 「いざこざ」 also covers friction that never escalates into a quarrel.
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  Synonym争いあらそいNeutralDisputes but also competition and rivalry, as in 「派閥争い」. A broad word covering conflicts of any size.
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  Synonym争議そうぎWrittenA dispute arising from opposing claims; most familiar from 「労働争議」 (labor disputes). Formal, while 「いざこざ」 is everyday petty friction.
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  Synonym諍いいさかいWrittenVerbal disputes and discord, with an old-fashioned, literary flavor. More formal than 「いざこざ」 and mostly seen in writing.
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  Synonym波乱はらんWrittenTurbulence and dramatic turns, as in 「波乱万丈の人生」; stresses a stormy situation or life course rather than disputes between people.
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  Synonym悶着もんちゃくNeutralA dispute or flap; typically in set phrases like 「ひと悶着ある」 or 「悶着を起こす」, stressing that an incident has blown up.
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  SynonymゴタゴタCasualCovers disputes and quarrels, and also mess and disorder. Very close to 「いざこざ」 but with a more casual, offhand tone.
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  Synonym揉めもめCasualA quarrel or dispute; seldom used alone, mostly as the second half of compounds like 「内輪揉め」. Standalone, 「揉め事」 is the usual form.
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  Related紛争ふんそうWrittenConflicts between parties, ranging from international or ethnic disputes down to labor or regional ones. More formal than 「いざこざ」.
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  Related騒ぎさわぎNeutralAn uproar or commotion, as in 「大騒ぎ」; stresses the clamor and broken calm, and need not involve a dispute between people.
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  Related騒動そうどうNeutralA large-scale uproar with many people involved, as in 「お家騒動」; also a media firestorm. Bigger in scale than 「いざこざ」.
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  Related口論こうろんNeutralA strictly verbal quarrel, as in 「口論になる」. Slightly more formal in tone than 「言い合い」.
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  Related紛糾ふんきゅうWrittenSituations or discussions becoming tangled and confused, as in 「会議が紛糾する」; mostly for debates and negotiations. Written style.
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  Related確執かくしつWrittenTwo sides each insisting on their own position and refusing to budge, and the discord that results, as in 「親子の確執」. Deeper, more entrenched than 「いざこざ」.
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  Related揉め事もめごとNeutralDisputes and quarrels; interchangeable with 「いざこざ」 and common in daily speech, as in 「揉め事を起こす」.
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  Related言い合いいいあいNeutralA back-and-forth argument, strictly verbal sparring. 「いざこざ」 broadly covers friction of any kind, not just words.
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  Related風波ふうはWrittenLiterally wind and waves; figuratively discord, as in 「家庭に風波が立つ」, and also life's hardships. A written-style word.
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  Related紛擾ふんじょうWrittenDisturbance or dispute; rare even in written prose — in daily speech you would say 「揉め事」 or 「ごたごた」.
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  RelatedもつれNeutralOriginally the tangling of thread; by extension tangled feelings or relationships, as in 「感情のもつれ」, stressing entanglement.
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  Antonym平和へいわNeutralPeace and calm, free of conflict and calamity, and also peace of mind — the opposite of the constant friction of 「いざこざ」.
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  Antonym仲良しなかよしNeutralBeing on close, friendly terms, or close friends themselves, as in 「仲良し三人組」 — the opposite of the bumps and scrapes of 「いざこざ」.

Small disputes between people call for 「いざこざ」; 「揉め事」 and the more casual 「ゴタゴタ」 swap in freely. Use 「紛争」 for formal disputes between parties, 「騒動」 for large-scale uproars, 「喧嘩」 for outright quarrels or fights, and 「トラブル」 for trouble in the broadest sense, breakdowns included.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 揉め事もめごと。紛争ふんそう。ごたごた。