Japanese symbol for “limits”
限り
かぎり
Romaji: kagiri
limit; limits; bounds
In Japanese, limits is 限り, read かぎり (kagiri).
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Meanings
- n limit; limits; bounds
- n degree; extent; scope
- n, n-suf the end; the last
- adv, n as long as ...; as far as ...; as much as ...; to the limits of ...; all of ...
- adv, n unless ...
- n (not) included in ...; (not) part of ...
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “limits”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 区域 | くいき kuiki | area; zone; district |
| 際限 | さいげん saigen | limits; end; bounds |
| 枠外 | わくがい wakugai | (beyond the) limits; scope; boundary |
| 域 | いき iki | region; limits; stage |
| 埒 | らち rachi | bounds; limits |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 限定 | げんてい gentei | limit; restriction |
| 制限 | せいげん seigen | restriction; restraint; limitation |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “limits”.
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.