Maze

Japanese: 迷路 - めいろ

[1] 〘 noun 〙① A path that is easy to get lost on. A path that makes it difficult to get out once you enter it. Also, a path that is designed in this way. Maze. Labyrinth. [Bunmeihon Setsuyoshu (middle Muromachi period)] ※Yomihon Ugetsu Monogatari (1776) Aotokin: “Once I entered the maze of lust, the flames of ignorance turned me into a demon.”② (━suru) To get lost. To lose track of the right path. ※Shobogenzo (1231-53) Gyoji-ga: “Because I did not give up on spreading Buddhism eastward, I became lost in the Western sky.” [Bai Juyi - Shishi Shi, Minister of Justice]③ A device for studying the behavior of animals and humans, especially the learning process. There are several dead ends between the entrance and the goal, and the learning process is studied by the number of times and the time it takes to complete the behavior that reaches the goal after repeated mistakes. ④ The inner ear. In the narrow sense, it refers to the parts of the inner ear other than the cochlea. It is responsible for the sense of balance. [Igo Ruiju ( 1872 )] [2] A novel. Written by Nogami Yaeko. It was published intermittently in six parts from 1936 to 1931. It depicts the lives of intellectuals in the turbulent times leading up to Japan's defeat in the war, with a focus on Kanno Shozo, a convert to the left-wing movement.

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Japanese:

[1] 〘名〙① 迷いやすい道。はいりこむと迷って出られなくなる道。また、そのように作られた道。メーズ。ラビリンス。〔文明本節用集（室町中）〕※読本・雨月物語（1776）青頭巾「一たび愛慾の迷路(メイロ)に入て、無明の業火の熾なるより鬼と化したるも」② (━する) 道に迷うこと。正しい道がわからなくなること。※正法眼蔵（1231‐53）行持下「仏法の東漸をあきらめざるによりて、いたづらに西天に迷路するなり」〔白居易‐刑部尚書致仕詩〕③ 動物や人間の行動、特に学習過程を研究する装置の一つ。入口から目標に至る道順の間にいくつかの袋小路があり、誤りを繰り返した後、目標に達する行動が完成するまでの回数や時間によって学習の過程を研究する。④ 内耳のこと。狭義では内耳の蝸牛殻以外の部分をいう。平衡感覚をつかさどる。〔医語類聚（1872）〕[2] 小説。野上彌生子作。昭和一一年（一九三六）から同三一年まで六部に分けて断続的に発表。左翼運動の転向者菅野省三を中心に、敗戦に至るまでの混迷した時代の中での知識人の生き方を描く。

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