Japanese symbol for “restrict”
限る
かぎる
Romaji: kagiru
to restrict; to limit; to confine
In Japanese, restrict is 限る, read かぎる (kagiru).
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Meanings
- v5r, vt to restrict; to limit; to confine
- v5r, vi to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to
- v5r, vi to be best (for); to be the best plan; to be the only way (to)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “restrict”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 縛る | しばる shibaru | to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter |
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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “restrict”.
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.