How to say "restricted" in Japanese

• 部外秘ぶがいひ
  no-adjectiveCovers 'restricted' in the sense of confidential information not to be shown to outsiders, such as documents or files. This sense of 'restricted' is usually better rendered as 'confidential', and the word itself is uncommon.
• 自由がきかないじゆうがきかない
  expression, i-adjectiveRefers to a state in which one's freedom of action or movement is constrained, so one is not free to do as one likes. It describes personal restriction of activity rather than rules about places or access, and is itself not a common word.
  ギプスのせいで左手ひだりての自由じゆうがきかない。↗

  I can't use my left hand because of the plaster cast.
• 限りあるかぎりある
  expression, prenominal modifierMeans 'finite' or 'limited' first and foremost: resources, time, or capacity that has an end or bound. For the 'restricted' sense it fits only when something is limited in amount or extent, not when access or entry is barred.
  死しによって人間にんげんの限かぎりある人生じんせいは終おわる。↗

  Death ends man's finite existence.
• 制限付きせいげんつき
  prenominal modifierDescribes something granted or available with conditions or limits attached, such as restricted access or restricted use. A good general choice when 'restricted' means 'allowed only within limits', though it is not a common word.
• 立ち入り禁止たちいりきんしCommon
  no-adjectiveThe standard way to say an area is restricted in the sense of off-limits: entry is forbidden, as with construction sites, private property, or hazardous zones. When 'restricted' describes a place you may not enter, this is the word you want.
  この建物たてものは、現在げんざい立ち入り禁止たちいりきんしだ。↗

  This building is off limits now.

Choose by what is restricted: a place (「立ち入り禁止」), access or use with conditions (「制限付き」), limited quantity or extent (「限りある」), confidential documents (部外秘), or personal freedom of action (「自由がきかない」).

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• 部外秘ぶがいひrestricted
• 自由がきかないじゆうがきかないrestricted
• 限りあるかぎりあるfinite
• 制限付きせいげんつきlimited
• 立ち入り禁止たちいりきんしoff-limits