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Meaning of 限る in Japanese
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限るJLPT 3
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Kana Readingかぎる
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Romajikagiru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru' ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to
- Example sentence
- 若い棋士が多少、尊大な感じになるのはよくあることで、 そういうことは将棋界に限った話ではないでしょう。 It often happens that young shogi players become a little self-important, but I don't think that's something limited to the shogi world.
Examples of 限る, かぎる in a sentence
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マネがこの絵を描くまで、女性の裸像は女神に限られていました。
Until Manet painted this picture, his female nudes were limited to goddesses.
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若い棋士が多少、尊大な感じになるのはよくあることで、 そういうことは将棋界に限った話ではないでしょう。
It often happens that young shogi players become a little self-important, but I don't think that's something limited to the shogi world.
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このことは、人間共通の宿命とさえいえる素因であって、なにも、ドイツ人に限ったことではない。
This is a basic factor that can even be said to be the common lot of man, it certainly doesn't apply only to Germans.
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I don't know how to cook too many things.
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予算が限られています。
We are traveling on a tight budget.
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夜寝れない時に限って、時計のカチカチいう音が気になるものだ。
It's only when I can't sleep at night that the ticking of the clock becomes loud enough to bother me.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 限る
- Plain Polite
- 限ります
- Negative
- 限らない
- Negative Polite
- 限りません
Past
- Plain
- 限った
- Plain Polite
- 限りました
- Negative
- 限らなかった
- Negative Polite
- 限りませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 限って
- Plain Polite
- 限りまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 限られる
- Plain Polite
- 限られます
- Negative
- 限られない
- Negative Polite
- 限られません
Kanji in this word
9 strokes
limit, restrict, to best of ability
On'Yomi: ゲン
Kun'Yomi: かぎ.る, かぎ.り, -かぎ.り