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〜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

  • 疲つかれたときは、早はやく寝ねるに限かぎる。
    When you're tired, there's nothing better than going to bed early.
    累的时候,最好早点睡。
  • 夏なつの暑あつい日ひは、冷つめたいビールに限かぎる。
    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。
  • 面めん倒どうなことには関かかわらないに限かぎる。
    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.

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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"
  }
}