確執|かくしつkakushitsu[0]heiban (flat)

Common
かくしゅうkakushuu
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbdiscord; antagonism
Conjugation
Dictionary form確執する(かくしつする)
Polite (masu)確執します(かくしつします)
Negative (nai)確執しない(かくしつしない)
polite (masen)確執しません(かくしつしません)
classical zu / nu確執せず・確執せぬ(かくしつせず・かくしつせぬ)
Past (ta)確執した(かくしつした)
polite (mashita)確執しました(かくしつしました)
Past negative (nakatta)確執しなかった(かくしつしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)確執しませんでした(かくしつしませんでした)
Te form確執して(かくしつして)
Potential確執できる(かくしつできる)
Passive確執される(かくしつされる)
Causative確執させる(かくしつさせる)
Causative passive確執させられる(かくしつさせられる)
Conditional (ba)確執すれば(かくしつすれば)
tara確執したら(かくしつしたら)
Volitional確執しよう(かくしつしよう)
polite (mashou)確執しましょう(かくしつしましょう)
Imperative確執しろ(かくしつしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym摩擦まさつNeutralNeutral. Also physical rubbing; figuratively any clash of opinions or interests, as in 「貿易摩擦」. 「確執」 is discord where both sides cling to their views and yield nothing.
  • Synonym不協和音ふきょうわおんWrittenWritten. Literally a dissonant sound; figuratively members out of step or out of tune, as in 「党内に不協和音」. 「確執」 is opposition in which neither side yields.
  • Synonym不仲ふなかNeutralNeutral. Bad relations in general, as in 「不仲説」, whatever the cause. 「確執」 stresses discord rooted in each side's refusal to budge.
  • Synonym不和ふわWrittenWritten. Not getting along, as in 「家庭不和」; a general lack of harmony. 「確執」 puts more weight on both sides stubbornly holding to their own views.
  • Synonym対立たいりつNeutralNeutral. Opposing positions or opinions, as in 「意見の対立」; the most widely used term, and it need not carry emotion. 「確執」 often names the unyielding discord that follows.
  • Synonym敵対てきたいWrittenWritten. Treating the other side as an enemy, as in 「敵対関係」; the hostility is stronger than in 「確執」, which need not go as far as outright enmity.
  • Synonym反目はんもくWrittenWritten. Mutual hostility, glaring at each other, as in 「兄弟が反目する」; the point is mutual enmity. 「確執」 centers on each side clinging to its own opinion.
  • Synonym争いあらそいNeutralNeutral. Disputes, struggles, or rivalry in the broadest sense, as in 「権力争い」 or 「順位争い」. 「確執」 covers only discord born of mutual refusal to yield.
  • Synonym軋轢あつれきWrittenWritten. Friction or discord between people, organizations, or countries, with a nuance of relations wearing down. 「確執」 stresses each side's stubborn refusal to yield.
  • Synonym仲違いなかたがいNeutralNeutral. A falling-out between people once close; the emphasis is on the relationship breaking down. 「確執」 stresses both sides standing firm on their own views.
  • Related諍いいさかいWrittenWritten. A verbal dispute or quarrel, usually one specific argument. 「確執」 is the standing discord created when neither side will give way.
  • RelatedいざこざCasualColloquial. Minor troubles or squabbles, as in 「近所とのいざこざ」. 「確執」 is a deeper standoff in which both sides refuse to yield.
  • Related食い違いくいちがいNeutralNeutral. Accounts or opinions that do not match, as in 「証言の食い違い」; the point is the discrepancy itself. 「確執」 is the unyielding discord that grows out of it.
  • Related行き違いいきちがいNeutralNeutral. Crossing without meeting, or a mix-up or difference of opinion, as in 「ちょっとした行き違い」, often from failed communication. 「確執」 is unyielding opposition.
  • Related喧嘩けんかCasualColloquial. Quarrels or fights — concrete clashes, verbal or physical. 「確執」 is the state of discord over clashing views, with no shouting or blows required.
  • Related紛争ふんそうFormalFormal. Disputes arising from a tangled situation, focused on a concrete issue, as in 「国際紛争」 or 「相続紛争」. 「確執」 centers on the two sides' refusal to yield.
  • Related葛藤かっとうNeutralNeutral. Mostly inner conflict, as in 「心の葛藤」, though it can cover interpersonal entanglements. 「確執」 is specifically discord between two stubborn parties.
  • Related争議そうぎFormalFormal. Mostly labor disputes, as in 「労働争議」, but also disagreements in general. 「確執」 is discord over clashing views and is not tied to labor.
  • Related相克そうこくWrittenWritten. Incompatible forces contending, as in 「理性と感情の相克」; also the five-elements overcoming cycle. 「確執」 is mostly discord between people or groups.
  • Related悶着もんちゃくNeutralNeutral. A dispute or flare-up, as in 「一悶着ある」; the focus is the incident that erupts. 「確執」 centers on the opposed, unyielding positions themselves.
  • Related齟齬そごWrittenWritten. Opinions or understandings failing to match, as in 「認識に齟齬がある」; no actual conflict is required. 「確執」 is discord between the parties themselves.
  • Related言い合いいいあいCasualColloquial. Arguing face to face, trading words — a passing quarrel. 「確執」 is the ongoing discord between parties who will not yield to each other.
  • Antonym親睦しんぼくWrittenAntonym, written. Mutual closeness and friendship, as in 「親睦会」 or 「親睦を深める」 — the opposite of the unyielding discord of 「確執」.
  • Antonym融和ゆうわWrittenAntonym, written. Barriers dissolving into harmony or reconciliation, as in 「両国の融和」 — the opposite of the opposed, unyielding discord of 「確執」.

Use 「確執」 for discord in which both sides cling to their own views and refuse to budge, as in 「親子の確執」. For bad relations in general pick 「不仲」, for opposed positions 「対立」, and for friction 「軋轢」. Concrete quarrels take 「喧嘩」 or 「言い合い」, small troubles 「いざこざ」, and disputes over a specific issue 「紛争」. Mismatched views are 「食い違い」 or 「齟齬」, inner conflict 「葛藤」. The antonyms 「融和」 and 「親睦」 describe harmony and closeness.

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Japanese definitions
  1. お互たがいに自説じせつを強つよく主張しゅちょうし合あい、一いち歩ほも譲ゆずらないこと。また、そこから発生はっせいする不和ふわや争あらそい。
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