How to say "limits" in Japanese

• 限りかぎりCommon
  nounThe general word for 'limits' in the abstract sense: the bounds of how far, how much, or how long something can go, as in English 'without limit' or 'to the limit'.
  彼かれの好奇心こうきしんには限かぎりがなかった。↗

  His curiosity knew no bounds.
• 際限さいげんCommon
  nounSeldom the word you want for 'limits' itself: it really serves in negative expressions meaning 'endless' or 'without limit,' for something that goes on and on without stopping.
  彼女かのじょのお金かねへの執着心しゅうちゃくしんには際限さいげんがない。↗

  Her love of money is without bounds.
• 区域くいきJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounNot 'limits' as bounds or extent but a defined area, zone, or district; it fits 'limits' only loosely, for the confines of a particular stretch of space rather than an abstract limit.
  駐車禁止ちゅうしゃきんし区域くいきに車くるまを止とめてはいけません。↗

  You must not park your car in a no parking zone.

Choose 「限り」 for limits as abstract bounds or extent; 際限 chiefly appears in expressions meaning 'endless'; 区域 denotes an area, zone, or district, fitting 'limits' only in the sense of spatial confines.

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• 限りかぎりlimit
• 際限さいげんlimits
• 区域くいきarea
• 埒らちbounds
• 際涯さいがいlimits
• 方図ほうずend
• 域いきregion
• 枠外わくがい(beyond the) limits