1.
maze, labyrinth
A complex network of paths or passages designed to confuse or disorient.
迷路に迷う。
To get lost in a maze.
子供たちが迷路で遊んでいる。
The children are playing in the maze.
この地下街はまるで迷路のようだ。
This underground shopping area is like a maze.
2.
complicated situation, deadlock
A confusing or difficult situation from which it is hard to escape.
交渉は迷路に入った。
The negotiations have hit a deadlock.
問題は迷路のように複雑だ。
The problem is as complicated as a maze.
法律の迷路から抜け出せない。
I can't escape from the labyrinth of legal issues.
迷路 refers to both physical mazes (as in amusement parks or gardens) and figuratively to complex, confusing situations.
Common collocations:
- 迷路に入る: to enter a maze; to reach a deadlock
- 迷路から抜け出す: to escape from a maze
- 迷路のような: maze-like
Related terms:
- 袋小路: dead end, cul-de-sac