限 – limit, restrict, to best of ability

9 strokesTaught in grade 5#405 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 限 means limit, restrict, to best of ability. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ゲン (gen); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is かぎ.る、かぎ.り、-かぎ.り (kagiru, kagiri, kagiri). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 阜 (no. 170).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ゲン	gen
Kun’yomi	かぎ.る	kagiru
Kun’yomi	かぎ.り	kagiri
Kun’yomi	-かぎ.り	kagiri

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 阜 (Kangxi radical 170). Components: 艮・阡.

Words using 限

制限せいげんrestriction限るかぎるto restrict期限きげんterm限界げんかいlimit限りかぎりlimit限度げんどlimit無限むげんinfinity限定げんていlimit権限けんげんpower局限きょくげんlimit

Example sentences

制限スピードを超えるなよ。

Don't go beyond the speed limit.

Tatoeba #143315

金持ちが必ずしも幸福とは限らない。

The rich are not always happy.

Tatoeba #179680

暑い日は冷たいビールに限る。

There is nothing like cold beer on a hot day.

Tatoeba #147466

Kanji with the same radical

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