限り

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かぎ
Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Etymology

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From the nominalized form of the verb 限る (kagiru).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(かぎ) (kagiri

  1. limit, extent, scope
    人間(にんげん)(ちから)(かぎ)ある
    ningen no chikara ni wa kagiri ga aru
    humans' powers have limits
  2. very, to a great extent
    大学(だいがく)()かって(うれ)しい(かぎ)
    Daigaku ni ukatte, ureshii kagiri da.
    I was so thrilled that I got accepted into the university.
  3. to the best of one's ability
    (こえ)(かぎ)(さけ)
    koe o kagiri ni sakebu
    to yell as loud as one possibly can
    (ちから)(かぎ)(たたか)
    chikara no kagiri tatakau
    to fight using all the power one has to offer
  4. as long as
    ()きている(かぎ)(うれ)しいこと(かな)しいことも(かなら)ある
    Ikiteiru kagiri, ureshii koto mo kanashii koto mo kanarazu aru.
    As long as you live, there will always be happy and sad things.
    医者(いしゃ)である(かぎ)患者(かんじゃ)(たす)けるため必死(ひっし)頑張(がんば)らなければならない
    Isha de aru kagiri, kanja o tasukeru tame ni hisshi ni ganbaranakereba naranai.
    As long as you are a doctor, you must work hard to help the patient.
  5. as far as (indicating speaker's knowledge)
    (わたし)()(かぎ)は、(かれ)信頼(しんらい)できる人物(じんぶつ)だ。
    Watashi no miru kagiri de wa, kare wa shinrai dekiru jinbutsu da.
    As far as I can tell, he is a trustworthy person.
  6. unless... (after negative verb)
    • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
      (きみ)(あやま)ない(かぎ)(ゆる)ない。
      Kimi ga ayamaranai kagiri yurusanai.
      Unless you apologise, I won't forgive you.
    • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
      仕事(しごと)()わらない(かぎ)(かえ)ない。
      Shigoto ga owaranai kagiri wa kaeranai.
      Unless you finish your job, you won't be going home.
    • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
      絶対必要(ぜったいひつよう)でない(かぎ)タクシー使(つか)ない。
      Zettai hitsuyō de nai kagiri takushī o tsukawanai.
      Unless it is absolutely necessary, I won't take the taxi.
  7. ... only (e.g. "one time only", "today only")
    無料(むりょう)サービス今週(こんしゅう)(かぎ)()わります
    Muryō sābisu wa konshū kagiri de owarimasu.
    Free service available only this week.
  8. (archaic) end of one's life; final moments; death​
  9. (archaic) funeral; burial

Derived terms

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN