限 Kanji – limit
The Japanese kanji 限 can mean limit, restrict, to best of ability.
Meaning and Readings
How is 限 read?
限 has the onyomi reading ゲン and the kunyomi readings かぎる, かぎり, -かぎり.
In romaji, these readings can be written as gen, kagiru, kagiri.
Common Japanese Words Using 限
These common Japanese words contain 限. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 限り限り（ぎりぎり） — just barely, only just, at the very limit, at the last moment
- 下限（かげん） — lower limit
- 期限（きげん） — term, period, time frame
- 極限（きょくげん） — utmost limits, extremity
- 権限（けんげん） — power, authority, jurisdiction
- 限り（かぎり） — limit, limits, bounds
- 限りない（かぎりない） — unlimited, endless, boundless, infinite
- 限る（かぎる） — to restrict, to limit, to confine
- 限界（げんかい） — limit, bound
- 限定（げんてい） — limit, restriction