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迷路 (めいろ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

迷めい路ろ

め

い

ろ

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

maze; labyrinth

An actual maze or labyrinth, or a maze-like arrangement of paths. Common with verbs such as 迷路に入る, 迷路で迷う, and 迷路を抜ける.

子こどもたちは公こう園えんの迷めい路ろで遊あそんだ。
The children played in the maze at the park.
この迷めい路ろを抜ぬけるのに

三さん

十じゅっ

分ぷん

かかっ

た

。

It took thirty minutes to get out of this maze.

2

noun

inner ear; labyrinth of the inner ear

An anatomical term referring to the labyrinth of the inner ear; this is a domain-specific medical/anatomical use, not the everyday 'maze' meaning.

See also: 内耳

迷めい路ろは内ない耳じにあり、聴ちょう覚かくや平へい衡こう感かん覚かくに関かかわる。
The labyrinth is in the inner ear and is involved in hearing and balance.

Written forms

迷めい路ろUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling; the kana reading is めいろ.
めいろUsage2%

Kanji

迷astray, be perplexed, in doubt
路path, route, road

Similar words

迷めい宮きゅう
Also means a labyrinth, but often sounds more literary, mysterious, or figurative than the everyday 迷路.
内ない耳じ
The broader anatomical term 'inner ear'; 迷路 is the labyrinth within or associated with the inner ear in medical terminology.

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound written with 迷, associated with losing one's way or confusion, and 路, meaning road or path. The anatomical use corresponds to the labyrinth-like structure of the inner ear.