Search Terms: 限*
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Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to restrict, to limit, to confine
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
2.
to be restricted to, to be limited to, to be confined to
3.
to be best (for), to be the best plan, to be the only way (to)(as ...は...に限る)
noun
1.
end, finish, stop
3.
delivery date (of a futures contract)(esp. 限り,限)
4.
finale (of a noh song), end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki), final performance of the day (in vaudeville)
suffix, counter
5.
counter for slices (esp. thick slices), counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat)
particle
6.
only, just(usually kana)(senses 6-8 are sometimes pronounced ぎり, esp. in old-fashioned speech)
See also:っ切り (っきり)
7.
since, after(usually kana)(usu. in a negative sentence)
8.
remaining (in a particular state)(usually kana)
Other readings:
限り【きり】
、切【きり】[1]
、限【きり】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
1.
limit, limits, bounds
2.
degree, extent, scope
3.
the end, the last
noun, adverbial noun
4.
as long as ..., as far as ..., as much as ..., to the limits of ..., all of ...(after an adjective, verb, or noun)
adverbial noun
5.
unless ...(after neg. verb)
noun
6.
(not) included in ..., (not) part of ...(usu. as 〜の限りではない)
noun (suffix), adverbial noun
7.
... only (e.g. "one time only", "today only")
noun
8.
end of one's life, final moments, death(archaism)
9.
funeral, burial(archaism)
adjective
•
eternal, unlimited, endless
Other readings:
限り無い【かぎりない】
na-adjective, no-adjective, adverbial noun
•
just barely, only just, at the very limit, at the last moment(onomatopia, usually kana)
Other readings:
ギリギリ
expression, prenominal
•
finite, limited, restricted
Other readings:
限り有る【かぎりある】
noun
1.
boundlessness, endlessness, infinity(usu. used adverbially as 限り無しに)
2.
incessantness, continuousness
Other readings:
限無し【きりなし】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
•
law of equimarginal utility
noun
•
law of diminishing marginal utility
noun
•
marginal village, depopulated village where most inhabitants are senior citizens