限
限 — Limit
limit, restrict, to best of ability
On’yomiゲン (gen)
Kun’yomiかぎる (kagiru)
Kun’yomiかぎり (kagiri)
Kun’yomi-かぎり (kagiri)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 限
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 期限 | きげん kigen | term; period; time frame |
| 権限 | けんげん kengen | power; authority; jurisdiction |
| 制限 | せいげん seigen | restriction; restraint; limitation |
| 限界 | げんかい genkai | limit; bound |
| 限る | かぎる kagiru | to restrict; to limit; to confine |
| 限定 | げんてい gentei | limit; restriction |
Study notes
限 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #405 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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