制限 (せいげん, seigen) Japanese meaning: restriction | Kotomora

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.

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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

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

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.

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