制せい限げん

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

制限する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	制せい限げんする	制せい限げんしない
Polite	制せい限げんします	制せい限げんしません
Past polite	制せい限げんしました	制せい限げんしませんでした
Past	制せい限げんした	制せい限げんしなかった
Te-form	制せい限げんして	制せい限げんしないで
Desire	制せい限げんしたい	制せい限げんしたくない
Potential	制せい限げんできる	制せい限げんできない
Passive	制せい限げんされる	制せい限げんされない
Causative	制せい限げんさせる	制せい限げんさせない
Causative passive	制せい限げんさせられる	制せい限げんさせられない
Volitional	制せい限げんしよう
Polite volitional	制せい限げんしましょう
Imperative	制せい限げんしろ	制せい限げんするな
Conditional	制せい限げんすれば	制せい限げんしなければ
Tara conditional	制せい限げんしたら	制せい限げんしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

restriction; limitation; limit

Broadly used for rules, physical limits, or abstract boundaries that constrain something. Common in legal, technical, and daily contexts.

この道どう路ろは速そく度ど制せい限げんが時じ速そく40キロです。
The speed limit on this road is 40 km/h.
会かい議ぎの時じ間かんを1時じ間かんに制せい限げんしましょう。
Let's limit the meeting time to one hour.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉に制せい限げんをかけるto impose a restriction on something
政せい府ふは輸ゆ入にゅう品ひんに制せい限げんをかけた。
The government imposed restrictions on imported goods.
制せい限げんを設もうけるto set a limit or restriction
利り用よう者しゃ数すうに制せい限げんを設もうけている。
They have set a limit on the number of users.
制せい限げんを超こえるto exceed a limit or restriction
速そく度ど制せい限げんを超こえると罰ばっ金きんになる。
You get fined if you exceed the speed limit.
制せい限げんを緩かん和わするto relax or ease a restriction
入にゅう国こく制せい限げんを緩かん和わすることになった。
It was decided to ease the entry restrictions.
制せい限げんが解かい除じょされるfor a restriction to be lifted
外がい出しゅつ制せい限げんがようやく解かい除じょされた。
The restriction on going outside was finally lifted.
〈事こと〉を制せい限げんするto restrict or limit something
医い師しは塩えん分ぶんの摂せっ取しゅを制せい限げんするよう指し示じした。
The doctor instructed him to restrict his salt intake.

Kanji

制system, law, rule
限limit, restrict, to best of ability

Related words· 12

制せい約やくN1
制約 stresses a binding condition or constraint (contractual, physical, logical), while 制限 is the more general word for any kind of restriction or cap.
限げん定ていN1
限定 means narrowing something to a fixed scope or range (e.g. a limited edition), whereas 制限 focuses on capping or restricting an amount or action.
規き制せいN1
規制 refers to an official rule or regulation that controls behavior, while 制限 is the broader, more neutral term for any limit imposed.
限げん度どN2
限度 points to the maximum point something can reach (a ceiling), while 制限 is the act or rule of restricting it to stay within that point.

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拘こう束そくN1
制限 is a broad term for limiting quantity, scope, or rules, while 拘束 specifically means physically or legally restraining someone's freedom of movement or action.
リミット
制限 is a formal, administrative Sino-Japanese word for a restriction, while リミット is a more casual loanword for a set limit, often of time or amount.
局きょく限げんN1
制限 is the common, general word for a limit or restriction, while 局限 is a formal term for deliberately narrowing something down to a specific scope or area.
限かぎるN3
制限する is a more formal, often legal or regulatory word for imposing restrictions, while 限る is used more broadly in everyday contexts.
牽けん制せい
制限 means setting a fixed limit or restriction by rule, whereas 牽制 is about actively checking someone's behavior through pressure or maneuvering.
歯は止どめN1
制限 refers to setting a fixed limit or boundary, while 歯止め emphasizes actively halting or slowing an ongoing increase.
枠わくN2
制限 emphasizes the act or rule of restricting something, while 枠 refers to the boundary or quota itself.
束そく縛ばくN1
制限 is a neutral term for setting a limit or restriction (e.g. speed limit), while 束縛 carries a stronger sense of oppressive constraint.

Opposites

無む制せい限げんN1
制限 means a limit or restriction exists, while 無制限 means no such limit is set.

Don't confuse with

禁きん止しN3
制限 means to limit or restrict something (partial control), while 禁止 means to forbid it entirely, so the two should not be used interchangeably.

Word family· 44

無む制せい限げんN1
unlimited; unrestricted; without limits
制せい限げん値ち
limit value; limiting value
制せい限げん高だか
max height; maximum height
人にん数ずう制せい限げん
limit on the number of people; capacity limit
値ね幅はば制せい限げん
price movement limit; daily trading limit; fluctuation limit

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入にゅう国こく制せい限げん
entry restrictions; border entry restrictions
入にゅう場じょう制せい限げん
admission limit; restricted admission
入にゅう室しつ制せい限げん
access restriction; entry restriction
制せい限げんなし
unlimited; unrestricted
制せい限げん事じ項こう
restriction; limitation

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Etymology

Compound of 制 (control, regulate) and 限 (limit, boundary). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination transparently conveys the meaning of setting a limit or restriction.