JLPT N3 · 9 strokes
Kanji 限: "limit, restrict, to best of ability"
The kanji 限 means "limit, restrict, to best of ability". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ゲン in on'yomi and かぎ.る, かぎ.り, -かぎ.り in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ゲン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かぎ.るかぎ.り-かぎ.り
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | limit, restrict, to best of ability |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 405 of 2,501 |
Common words with 限
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 限りlimit; limits; bounds · degree; extent; scope
- 限るto restrict; to limit; to confine · to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to
- 限界limit; bound
- 制限restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
- 無限infinity; infinitude; eternity · infinite; limitless
- 限定limit; restriction
- に限ってjustement, précisément, seulement dans le cas de
- 最低限minimum · au minimum, à tout le moins
- とは限らないnot necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
- 権限power; authority; jurisdiction
- 最大限maximum · to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum; at the most
- 限りないunlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
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