| Kanji | 限 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ゲン |
| Kunyomi | かぎ.る、かぎ.り、-かぎ.り |
| English | limit, restrict, to best of ability |
| Examples | 期限(きげん): (1) term; period; time frame (2) time limit; deadline; cutoff (date) 権限(けんげん): power; authority; jurisdiction 制限(せいげん): restriction; restraint; limitation; limit 限界(げんかい): limit; bound 限る(かぎる): (1) to restrict; to limit; to confine (2) to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to 限定(げんてい): limit; restriction 限度(げんど): limit; bounds 限り(かぎり): (1) limit; limits; bounds (2) degree; extent; scope (3) as far as possible; as much as possible; to the best of one's ability (4) unless (after neg. verb) (5) the end; the last 無限(むげん): infinite 局限(きょくげん): limit; localize; localise |
| JLPT Level | 3 |
| Jouyou Grade | 5 |
| Frequency | 405 |
| Components | 阜: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170) 艮: northeast (Oriental zodiac); stopping; good radical (no. 138) |
| Number of Strokes | 9 |
| Kanji Radical | 阜 |
| Radical Number | 170 |
| Radical Strokes | 8 |
| Radical Reading | こざと・こざとへん・おか・ぎふのふ |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 会意 Compound Ideographic |
| Keyword | limit |
| Koohii Story 1 | He was pushed to the limit at the end of the marathon, climbing on top of the Acropolis, but had to settle for the silver medal. |
| Koohii Story 2 | At The Pinnacle, they limit how much silver you can have. Too much silver will lead to wrongfulness. |
Tags: jlpt.n3, grade5, kanjifreq251-500
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