Japanese symbol for “limited”
有限
ゆうげん
Romaji: yuugen
finite; limited
In Japanese, limited is 有限, read ゆうげん (yuugen).
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Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no, n finite; limited
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “limited”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乏しい | とぼしい toboshii | meagre; meager; scarce |
| 狭い | せまい semai | limited; narrow-minded; confining |
| リミテッド | リミテッド rimiteddo | limited |
| 小粒 | こつぶ kotsubu | limited (in abilities) |
| 限定的 | げんていてき genteiteki | limited; limiting; restrictive |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 有る | ある aru | to be; to exist; to live |
| 有名 | ゆうめい yuumei | famous; well-known |
| 所有 | しょゆう shoyuu | possession; ownership |
| 有効 | ゆうこう yuukou | valid; effective |
| 有料 | ゆうりょう yuuryou | fee-charging; paid; not free |
| 有利 | ゆうり yuuri | advantageous; favourable; better |
| 限定 | げんてい gentei | limit; restriction |
| 制限 | せいげん seigen | restriction; restraint; limitation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “limited”.
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.