葛藤(かっとう)

かっとう
noun
conflict; dilemma; inner struggle
1. conflict; dilemma; inner struggle
A state of mental or emotional struggle between opposing forces or choices.
内心(ないしん)で葛藤(かっとう)している。
I'm struggling internally.
仕事(しごと)と家庭(かてい)の葛藤(かっとう)がある。
There's a conflict between work and family.
彼(かれ)との葛藤(かっとう)を乗(の)り越(こ)えた。
I overcame the conflict with him.

葛藤(かっとう) can refer to both internal psychological conflict and interpersonal conflict.

ETYMOLOGY:
The characters 葛(かつ) and 藤(とう) both refer to climbing vines that become tangled together, metaphorically representing entangled struggles.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 葛藤(かっとう)する: to struggle, to be conflicted
  • 内的葛藤(ないてきかっとう): inner conflict
  • 〜との葛藤(かっとう): conflict with ~
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Added 2026.1.16 14:48 · Revised 2026.1.24 16:38
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