JLPT N2Kanji compounds

葛藤

Readingかっとうkattou

Meaning
心の中で相反する思いがぶつかり合って悩むこと
Explanation
「葛藤(かっとう)」means to be troubled by conflicting feelings clashing within one's heart. It is used as in「心の葛藤」(inner conflict). While c2 refers to a quarrel with another person, 葛藤 differs in that it occurs mainly within one person's inner mind.
Original Japanese explanation

「葛藤(かっとう)」は、心の中で相反する思いがぶつかり合って悩むことです。「心の葛藤」のように使います。c2 は他人との言い争いを指しますが、葛藤は主に一人の内面で起きる点が異なります。

Examples
  • 心の葛藤

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