迷宮|めいきゅうmeikyuu[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounlabyrinth; maze
2. nounmystery
3. noun, video gamesdungeon
   四よん天王てんのうも倒たおした、クソ長ながい地下ちか迷宮めいきゅうもクリアした。↗

   I'd defeated the four sub-bosses and got through the damn long underground labyrinth.

• Synonym迷路めいろNeutralIntricate, winding roads, or the maze game; it stresses the route itself, while 「迷宮」 stresses the building and can also mean an unsolved case, as in 「迷宮入り」.
• SynonymラビリンスNeutralLoanword for labyrinth with a mythological or fantasy flavor; often seen in the titles of works.

Use 「迷宮」 for a maze-like building that is hard to find your way out of; it can also mean an unsolved case, as in 「迷宮入り」. For complex paths or the maze game, say 「迷路」; the loanword 「ラビリンス」 has a mythological, fantasy feel and often appears in titles.

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1. 一度いちど入はいると容易よういに出口でぐちが分わからない迷路めいろのようになっている建物たてもの。ラビリンス。