()()まり

いきどまり
noun
dead end; cul-de-sac
roadssituation
1. dead end; cul-de-sac
a road or path that has no exit except back the way you came
この(みち)()()まりだ。
This road is a dead end.
()()まり標識(ひょうしき)ある
There's a dead end sign.
間違(まちが)えて()()まり(はい)ってしまった。
I accidentally turned into a dead end.
2. impasse; deadlock
a situation where no further progress is possible
交渉(こうしょう)()()まり(たっ)した
The negotiations reached an impasse.
研究(けんきゅう)()()まりになってしまった。
The research has reached a dead end.
I believe there are no dead ends in life.

From the verb () (to go) + ()まる (to stop). Used both literally for roads and figuratively for situations with no way forward.

SENSE 1 — PHYSICAL DEAD END:

SENSE 2 — FIGURATIVE IMPASSE:

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