〜に限る
N2〜にかぎる ni kagiru
nothing beats; the best thing is
Formation
Verb-dict / Verb-nai / Noun + に限る
Chinese meanings
最好;莫过于
Chinese formation
动词辞书形/ない形+に限る;名词+に限る
Chinese usage
表达说话人认为某选择最好。
Chinese notes
常带个人偏好。
Examples
- 疲れたときは、早く寝るに限る。When you're tired, there's nothing better than going to bed early.累的时候,最好早点睡。
- 夏の暑い日は、冷たいビールに限る。On a hot summer day, nothing beats a cold beer.夏天炎热的日子里,莫过于喝冰啤酒。
- 面倒なことには関わらないに限る。It's best to stay out of troublesome matters.麻烦事最好不要掺和。
Notes
The speaker's personal conviction that something is the best choice; conversational. For a more general 'it's best to', use 〜に越したことはない.
#advice#suggestion
Related N2 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('ni-kagiru');
{
"id": "ni-kagiru",
"pattern": "〜に限る",
"reading": "〜にかぎる",
"romaji": "ni kagiru",
"level": "N2",
"meaning": "nothing beats; the best thing is",
"formation": "Verb-dict / Verb-nai / Noun + に限る",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "疲れたときは、早く寝るに限る。",
"furigana": "{疲|つか}れたときは、{早|はや}く{寝|ね}るに{限|かぎ}る。",
"en": "When you're tired, there's nothing better than going to bed early."
},
{
"ja": "夏の暑い日は、冷たいビールに限る。",
"furigana": "{夏|なつ}の{暑|あつ}い{日|ひ}は、{冷|つめ}たいビールに{限|かぎ}る。",
"en": "On a hot summer day, nothing beats a cold beer."
},
{
"ja": "面倒なことには関わらないに限る。",
"furigana": "{面倒|めんどう}なことには{関|かか}わらないに{限|かぎ}る。",
"en": "It's best to stay out of troublesome matters."
}
],
"tags": [
"advice",
"suggestion"
],
"notes": "The speaker's personal conviction that something is the best choice; conversational. For a more general 'it's best to', use 〜に越したことはない.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "68690c28ebe070aab530a21c928ff3cfb8f592929b09c7a4c7e317d6294be753",
"meanings": [
"最好",
"莫过于"
],
"formation": "动词辞书形/ない形+に限る;名词+に限る",
"explanation": "表达说话人认为某选择最好。",
"notes": "常带个人偏好。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "疲れたときは、早く寝るに限る。",
"zh": "累的时候,最好早点睡。"
},
{
"ja": "夏の暑い日は、冷たいビールに限る。",
"zh": "夏天炎热的日子里,莫过于喝冰啤酒。"
},
{
"ja": "面倒なことには関わらないに限る。",
"zh": "麻烦事最好不要掺和。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n2.json#ni-kagiru",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "59d1017d251ec1f256d1ec03d166f0cbe806e242d826ee6c551fb5d01edbf437"
}
}