パズルpazuru

1. nounpuzzle
   彼女かのじょはそのパズルを簡単かんたんに解といた。↗

   She solved the puzzle with ease.

• Synonym謎なぞNeutralA mystery or something unexplained, as in 「謎の人物」; also a riddle in a game. Focuses on the unanswered question, not jigsaw-type games.
• RelatedなぞなぞCasualRiddles: guessing games played with words, often children's games; colloquial. 「パズル」 usually means jigsaws, sudoku and other brain games.
• Related難問なんもんNeutralA difficult problem, whether in real life, on an exam, or in a brainteaser. 「パズル」 refers to the puzzle game itself.
• Related当て物あてものNeutralGuessing games; also the lottery draws at old candy shops. Rare in modern usage — say 「なぞなぞ」 instead.
• Related考え物かんがえものNeutralSomething questionable or debatable, often with a negative, as in 「それは考え物だ」. Its old sense of a riddle is now rare.
• Related判じ物はんじものNeutralRiddles that hide a meaning in pictures or writing, like 「判じ絵」; has a traditional flavor, while 「パズル」 suggests modern brain games.

Use 「パズル」 for jigsaws, sudoku and other brain games. For riddles say 「なぞなぞ」, for mysteries 「謎」, for hard problems 「難問」. 「当て物」 and 「考え物」 are dated in the riddle sense; 「判じ物」 is traditional picture riddles.

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1. 何なんらかの課題かだいを論理的ろんりてきな思考しこうによって解決かいけつするゲーム。