Meaning of 葛藤(かっとう) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 葛藤

Kana Reading かっとう

Romaji kattō

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

Meaning

conflict; complication; troubles; discord

Examples of 葛藤, かっとう in a sentence

人種間には様々な葛藤、軋轢があることは、本書においても明らかにされているところである。

That there are various conflicts, frictions, within the races of man is a point made clear within this book as well.
父と私の葛藤に、彼は気付いていないようです。

He seems not to be aware of the conflict between my father and me.
悲劇の本質は、短編小説のそれと同じように、その葛藤である。

The heart of the tragedy, as of a short story, is a conflict.

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