Meaning

Primary

Maze

Word Type

noun, verbal noun, の adjective

Explanation

A road where you're astray is a road that goes all around in different ways, tricking you and making you lost. This is a maze.

Reading

めいろ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

どこかに、迷路の地図が隠されています。

The map for the maze is hidden somewhere.

誰一人としてその迷路の出口を見つけることができませんでした。

Nobody found their way out of the maze.

春子ちゃんと秋子ちゃんは毎年トウモロコシばたけの迷路で競争しているんだけど、今年はどっちが勝つかな。

Haruko and Akiko compete against each other at a corn maze every year. I wonder which one will win this year.

私の息子は迷路が大好きです。

My son loves mazes.

Kanji Composition