〜に限って

import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('ni-kagitte');

{
  "id": "ni-kagitte",
  "pattern": "〜に限って",
  "reading": "〜にかぎって",
  "romaji": "ni kagitte",
  "level": "N2",
  "meaning": "of all (times/people); precisely when; (someone) of all people wouldn't",
  "formation": "Noun + に限って",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "傘を持っていない日に限って、雨が降るんだよね。",
      "furigana": "{傘|かさ}を{持|も}っていない{日|ひ}に{限|かぎ}って、{雨|あめ}が{降|ふ}るんだよね。",
      "en": "It always rains on exactly the days I don't have an umbrella."
    },
    {
      "ja": "急いでいるときに限って、電車が遅れる。",
      "furigana": "{急|いそ}いでいるときに{限|かぎ}って、{電車|でんしゃ}が{遅|おく}れる。",
      "en": "The train is always late precisely when I'm in a hurry."
    },
    {
      "ja": "うちの子に限って、そんなことをするはずがない。",
      "furigana": "うちの{子|こ}に{限|かぎ}って、そんなことをするはずがない。",
      "en": "My child, of all people, would never do such a thing."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "limitation",
    "emphasis"
  ],
  "notes": "Two uses: (1) 'just when', complaining that bad luck strikes at the worst time; (2) with はずがない / ない, firm trust that a particular person wouldn't do something.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "77dc921d1ab112d87e630bcbef12a836bd3c77330824c03b2233da04237534aa",
    "meanings": [
      "偏偏",
      "唯独"
    ],
    "formation": "名词＋に限って",
    "explanation": "表示偏偏在不方便的时候发生，或坚信某人不会做某事。",
    "notes": "根据后项区分抱怨和信赖两种用法。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "傘を持っていない日に限って、雨が降るんだよね。",
        "zh": "偏偏没带伞的时候下雨。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "急いでいるときに限って、電車が遅れる。",
        "zh": "偏偏着急的时候电车晚点。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "うちの子に限って、そんなことをするはずがない。",
        "zh": "我家孩子绝不可能做那种事。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n2.json#ni-kagitte",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "9b718dc538601bef4ad644ba8bcd90e4dc17d5745e60fa092e5a2e78c294d849"
  }
}