Japanese symbol for “limit”
限定
げんてい
Romaji: gentei
limit; restriction
In Japanese, limit is 限定, read げんてい (gentei).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-no, n, vs limit; restriction
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “limit”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 限り | かぎり kagiri | limit; limits; bounds |
| 限界 | げんかい genkai | limit; bound |
| 限度 | げんど gendo | limit; bounds |
| 制限 | せいげん seigen | restriction; restraint; limitation |
| 境界 | きょうかい kyoukai | boundary; border; limit |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 制限 | せいげん seigen | restriction; restraint; limitation |
| 限り | かぎり kagiri | limit; limits; bounds |
| 限界 | げんかい genkai | limit; bound |
| 期限 | きげん kigen | term; period; time frame |
| 権限 | けんげん kengen | power; authority; jurisdiction |
| 予定 | よてい yotei | plans; arrangement; schedule |
| 決定 | けってい kettei | decision; determination |
| 設定 | せってい settei | establishment; creation; posing (a problem) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “limit”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.