JLPT N3 · Verb

限る (kagiru)

限る (かぎる, kagiru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to restrict; to limit”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かぎる
Romaji: kagiru
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to restrict; to limit; to confine · godan verb, transitive
to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to · godan verb, intransitive
to be best (for); to be the best plan; to be the only way (to) · godan verb, intransitive · as ...は...に限る

Example sentences

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

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 限る

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	限る	かぎる kagiru
Polite (~masu)	限ります	かぎります kagirimasu
Negative	限らない	かぎらない kagiranai
Polite negative	限りません	かぎりません kagirimasen
Past	限った	かぎった kagitta
Polite past	限りました	かぎりました kagirimashita
Negative past	限らなかった	かぎらなかった kagiranakatta
Te-form	限って	かぎって kagitte
Potential	限れる	かぎれる kagireru
Passive	限られる	かぎられる kagirareru
Causative	限らせる	かぎらせる kagiraseru
Volitional	限ろう	かぎろう kagirou
Imperative	限れ	かぎれ kagire
Conditional (~ba)	限れば	かぎれば kagireba

Kanji in 限る

限

limit, restrict, to best of abilityゲン・かぎ.る・かぎ.り · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 限る.

制限せいげんrestriction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

Source: JMdict entry 1264640 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.