— limit, restrict, to best of ability

  • JLPT N3
  • 9 strokes
  • Grade 5
  • Radical 阜
  • #405 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi
ゲン
Kun'yomi
かぎ.るかぎ.り-かぎ.り

Example words

  • 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