VocabJLPT N1
labyrinth
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. labyrinth
  2. 2. maze
  3. 3. mystery
  4. 4. dungeon
A noun meaning labyrinth or maze, referring to a complex network of paths designed to confuse and disorient. It is used both literally for physical mazes and figuratively for complicated situations with no clear way out.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

There are so many intersections that the neighborhood feels like a labyrinth.

Sentence 2

The price negotiations have become a labyrinth, with no end in sight.

Sentence 3

The conference room layout was such a maze that visitors kept getting lost.

Sentence 4

The mansion in that novel is a labyrinth, with an unsettling number of doors.

Sentence 5

Hey, are these exit signs actually right? Something's off about this maze.