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JLPT N2 · Noun / adverb

限り (kagiri)

限り (かぎり, kagiri) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “limit; limits”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
かぎり
Romaji
kagiri
Word class
Noun / adverb
Level
JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. limit; limits; bounds · noun
  2. degree; extent; scope · noun
  3. the end; the last · noun, suffix noun
  4. as long as ...; as far as ...; as much as ...; to the limits of ...; all of ... · noun, adverb · after an adjective, verb, or noun
  5. unless ... · noun, adverb · after neg. verb

Example sentences

彼の好奇心には限りがなかった。
His curiosity knew no bounds.
Tatoeba #117461
私の力が及ぶ限り援助します。
I'll help you to the best of my ability.
Tatoeba #162416
アキラはお金の続く限りニューヨークに滞在するだろう。
Akira will stay in New York while his money lasts.
Tatoeba #234518

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

Kanji in 限り

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 限り.

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 1264610 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.