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限

limit
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingゲン
Kun readingかぎ.る、かぎ.り、-かぎ.り
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. limitRtK
  2. restrict
  3. to best of ability
  1. to restrict
  2. to limit
  3. to confine
  4. to be restricted to
  5. to be limited to

Popular Usage

限る限界制限期限限度局限権限限定

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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pinnacle · parthenon · acropolis · silver (金)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1576

Compound words

限るかぎる
to restrict; to limit; to confine; to be restricted to; to be limited to
限界げんかい
limit; bound
制限せいげん
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
期限きげん
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline
限度げんど
limit; bounds
限定するげんていする
limit
制限するせいげんする
to restrict; to limit
権限けんげん
power; authority; jurisdiction
限定げんてい
limit; restriction
下限かげん
lower limit; infimum
極限きょくげん
utmost limits; extremity; limit
限りかぎり
limit; limits; bounds; degree; extent
際限さいげん
limits; end; bounds
時限じげん
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
上限じょうげん
upper limit; supremum
無限むげん
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
有限ゆうげん
finite; limited
限度額げんどがく
limit (amount, e.g. on credit card, loan, expenditure)
最小限さいしょうげん
minimum; lowest; minimal; least; at a minimum
最低限さいていげん
minimum; at the very least
無制限むせいげん
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
最大限さいだいげん
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum; at the most
見限るみかぎる
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert
無期限むきげん
indefinite

Kun Reading Examples

彼は声の限りに叫んだ。かぎり
He shouted at the top of his voice.tatoeba
彼の野心には限りが無かった。かぎり
There were no bounds to his ambition.tatoeba
彼の好奇心には限りがなかった。かぎり
His curiosity knew no bounds.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は彼の機会を最大限利用した。
He made the most of his opportunity.tatoeba
彼は彼のライバルが犯す誤りをいつも最大限に利用する。
He always takes advantage of the mistakes made by his rivals.tatoeba
彼は声の限りに叫んだ。
He shouted at the top of his voice.tatoeba
足袋：白足袋に限る。
Tabi (Japanese digitated socks): Only white tabi socks can be worn for this Montsuki Haori Hakama style.wiki
皇祚を践むは皇胤に限る
Only direct descendants of emperors can succeed to the throne.wiki
選挙制度の面でも、限界がめだつ。
Limitations also stand out from the perspective of the election system.wiki
そのため、1960年代後半頃からその限界が指摘され始めた。
Therefore, their limitations have begun to be pointed out since the latter half of 1960s.wiki
味を損なわず食べられる期間は6ヶ月程度が限度である。
The maximum storage life over which the flavor is retained is six months.wiki
我慢の限度を越えたオオミカミは、天岩屋戸に閉じこもった。
Oomikami who lost her temper locked herself in Ama no Iwayato (a rock cave where Amaterasu - deity of the Sun hid).wiki
はとバス(期間限定?)
Hato bus (a limited period?)wiki
期間限定で販売している。
Tickets go on sale for a limited time.wiki

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 限

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