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限かぎる

N3
かぎる kagiru
  1. to restrict
  2. to limit
  3. to confine
godan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

限制;限于;最好

Chinese notes

〜とは限らない表示未必;〜に限る表示最好。

Examples

  • 金かね持もちが必かならずしも幸こう福ふくとは限かぎらない。
    The rich are not always happy.
    有钱人未必幸福。
  • 暑あつい日ひは冷つめたいビールに限かぎる。
    There is nothing like cold beer on a hot day.
    热天最好喝冰啤酒。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('382bde5adf'); // 限る
{
  "id": "382bde5adf",
  "word": "限る",
  "reading": "かぎる",
  "romaji": "kagiru",
  "meanings": [
    "to restrict",
    "to limit",
    "to confine"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "v5r",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1264640,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "金持ちが必ずしも幸福とは限らない。",
      "furigana": "{金持|かねも}ちが{必|かなら}ずしも{幸福|こうふく}とは{限|かぎ}らない。",
      "en": "The rich are not always happy.",
      "tatoeba_id": 179680
    },
    {
      "ja": "暑い日は冷たいビールに限る。",
      "furigana": "{暑|あつ}い{日|ひ}は{冷|つめ}たいビールに{限|かぎ}る。",
      "en": "There is nothing like cold beer on a hot day.",
      "tatoeba_id": 147466
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "920cfa1d3d0ebc2aaf826470b8c51873cff7539bb2c2bc78dc2e5331ba294603",
    "meanings": [
      "限制",
      "限于",
      "最好"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "金持ちが必ずしも幸福とは限らない。",
        "zh": "有钱人未必幸福。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "暑い日は冷たいビールに限る。",
        "zh": "热天最好喝冰啤酒。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/382bde5adf",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1264640; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "notes": "〜とは限らない表示未必;〜に限る表示最好。",
    "review_hash": "c950d3ff59c72ed17c729c8e317b7611a38498535bf8c3ad003bfdd2c19614aa"
  }
}