紛糾|ふんきゅうfunkyuu[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbcomplication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict; trouble; quarrel
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 紛糾する(ふんきゅうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 紛糾します(ふんきゅうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 紛糾しない(ふんきゅうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 紛糾しません(ふんきゅうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 紛糾せず・紛糾せぬ(ふんきゅうせず・ふんきゅうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 紛糾した(ふんきゅうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 紛糾しました(ふんきゅうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 紛糾しなかった(ふんきゅうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 紛糾しませんでした(ふんきゅうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 紛糾して(ふんきゅうして) |
| Potential | 紛糾できる(ふんきゅうできる) |
| Passive | 紛糾される(ふんきゅうされる) |
| Causative | 紛糾させる(ふんきゅうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 紛糾させられる(ふんきゅうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 紛糾すれば(ふんきゅうすれば) |
| tara | 紛糾したら(ふんきゅうしたら) |
| Volitional | 紛糾しよう(ふんきゅうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 紛糾しましょう(ふんきゅうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 紛糾しろ(ふんきゅうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym混乱こんらんNeutralThe broadest word for disorder or chaos; use it for any lack of order, while 「紛糾」 pictures parties at odds, each insisting on its own view.
- Related葛藤かっとうNeutralInner conflict and struggle, or entanglements between people; it centers on psychological conflict rather than a scene in disarray.
- Related錯綜さくそうNeutralThings becoming intricate and crisscrossed, as in 「情報が錯綜する」; it stresses elements interwoven and mixed together.
- RelatedいざこざCasualColloquial word for petty disputes and minor frictions; small quarrels even within a meeting. Smaller in scale than 「紛糾」.
- RelatedトラブルNeutralLoanword for trouble, breakdowns and disputes; colloquial in tone and very widely used.
- RelatedもつれNeutralThreads tangling or knots forming; by extension quarrels and complications. It stresses things snarled and hard to untangle.
- Antonym円滑えんかつNeutralAntonym: smooth and unobstructed progress, the opposite of a situation tangling into chaos.
- Antonym収拾しゅうしゅうNeutralAntonym: bringing a confused situation under control, the counterpart to the disorder of 「紛糾」.
Use 「紛糾」 when a meeting, negotiation or situation tangles into chaos, as in 「議論が紛糾する」. For disorder in general pick 「混乱」, for crisscrossing information 「錯綜」, and in casual speech 「トラブル」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


