Japanese word

限る

Pronunciation

Romajikagiru

Meaning

  • verblimit

Example

会議の時間を一時間に限ります。kai gi no ji kan o ichi ji kan ni kagi ri ma su

We limit the meeting to one hour.

Illustration for 限る (limit)

More examples

利用できる人数は五人に限られています。ri yō de ki ru nin zū wa go nin ni kagi ra re te i ma su

The number of people who can use it is limited to five.

Core concept

Sets a boundary around an amount, time, or range so that it does not go beyond that boundary.

Common phrases

  • 時間を限るji kan o kagi ru

    limit the time

  • 人数を限るnin zū o kagi ru

    limit the number of people

  • 範囲を限るhan i o kagi ru

    limit the scope

Similar words

制限するseigensuru: To keep an amount, period, or activity within a fixed boundary.
限定するgenteisuru: To make something available only to a particular group, type, number, or range.

Definition in Japanese

物事の範囲や数量、時間などに上限を設け、それを超えないようにする。mono goto no han i ya sū ryō ji kan na do ni jō gen o mō ke so re o ko e na i yō ni su ru

Word origin

The native Japanese verb 限る (kagiru) is historically related to 限り (kagiri, "limit" or "boundary"), a noun based on the same root.

Usage tips

  • The phrase 関係者に限る (kankeisha ni kagiru) means that something is available only to the people concerned.

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