限かぎる

Meanings

Usage patterns

• 〈物もの〉を〈数かず〉に限かぎるto limit (something) to (a certain number)

  参さん加か者しゃを10人にんに限かぎる。

  They limited the number of participants to ten.

• 〈事こと〉は〈人ひと〉に限かぎるto be restricted to (a certain group of people)

  この特とく典てんは会かい員いんに限かぎる。

  This benefit is limited to members.

• 〈物もの〉は〈物もの〉に限かぎるnothing beats (something) for (a situation)

  夏なつはビールに限かぎる。

  In summer, nothing beats beer.

• 〈事こと〉とは限かぎらないit isn't necessarily the case that...

  高たかいものが必かならずしもいいとは限かぎらない。

  Expensive things aren't necessarily good.

• 〈時とき〉に限かぎってof all times, precisely when...

  忙いそがしい時ときに限かぎって客きゃくが来くる。

  Customers always show up exactly when I'm busy.

Expressions· 25

• を限かぎりにas of the end of; making ... the last
• 日ひを限かぎるset a deadline; put a time limit on
• 知しる限かぎりas far as I know; to the best of my knowledge
• 能あたう限かぎりas much as possible; to the best of one's ability
• 限かぎりあるfinite; limited; restricted

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