ジグソーパズル
also: ジグソー・パズル · ジグゾーパズル
Meanings
1
jigsaw puzzle
Refers to the physical puzzle made of interlocking pieces, or metaphorically to a complex situation that needs piecing together.
I finished a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle over the weekend.
This case is just like a jigsaw puzzle.
Usage patterns
- ジグソーパズルを組み立てるto assemble a jigsaw puzzle
I assembled a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle over the weekend.
- ジグソーパズルを完成させるto finish/complete a jigsaw puzzle
It took half a year, but I finally finished the jigsaw puzzle.
- ジグソーパズルのピースa piece of a jigsaw puzzle
There's one jigsaw puzzle piece missing.