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Japanese symbol for “limited”

Romaji: yuugen
finite; limited

In Japanese, limited is , read (yuugen).

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

  1. adj-na, adj-no, n finite; limited

Kanji and stroke order

possess, have, exist
on: ユウ、ウ
kun: あ.る
6 strokes · JLPT 3
limit, restrict, to best of ability
on: ゲン
kun: かぎ.る、かぎ.り、-かぎ.り
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “limited”

WordReadingMeaning
とぼしい toboshiimeagre; meager; scarce
せまい semailimited; narrow-minded; confining
リミテッド rimiteddolimited
こつぶ kotsubulimited (in abilities)
げんていてき genteitekilimited; limiting; restrictive

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ある aruto be; to exist; to live
ゆうめい yuumeifamous; well-known
しょゆう shoyuupossession; ownership
ゆうこう yuukouvalid; effective
ゆうりょう yuuryoufee-charging; paid; not free
ゆうり yuuriadvantageous; favourable; better
げんてい genteilimit; restriction
せいげん seigenrestriction; 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.

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