限り|かぎりkagiri[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- nounlimit; limits; bounds
- noundegree; extent; scope
- noun, noun (suffix)the end; the last
- noun, adverbas long as ...; as far as ...; as much as ...; to the limits of ...; all of ...after an adjective, verb, or noun
- noun, adverbunless ...after neg. verb
- noun(not) included in ...; (not) part of ...usu. as 〜の限りではない
- nounbeing very much (in a certain state); extreme amount (of a feeling, etc.)usu. adj+限り
- noun (suffix), noun, adverb... only (e.g. "one time only", "today only")
- nounend of one's life; final moments; death
- nounfuneral; burial
- Synonym限界げんかいNeutralThe extreme limit, as in 「体力の限界」; leans toward the point where ability gives out. 「限り」 also works as a connective meaning 'as long as' or 'to the utmost'.
- Synonym限度げんどNeutralThe permissible limit, as in 「我慢にも限度がある」; leans toward how much can be tolerated or allowed.
- SynonymリミットCasualA colloquial loanword for a limit or deadline, as in 「タイムリミット」; leans toward time limits.
- Synonym際限さいげんWrittenWritten/formal prose for the end or bounds, mostly in 「際限がない」; leans toward something never-ending.
- Synonym極限きょくげんWrittenWritten/formal prose for the utmost extreme, as in 「極限状態」; leans toward the most extreme state or point.
- Related局限きょくげんWrittenWritten/formal prose meaning to confine something; leans toward restricting the scope or range.
- Antonym無制限むせいげんWrittenWritten/formal prose for having no restrictions; the opposite of 「限り」 with its set limits.
- Antonym無限むげんNeutralInfinity or the limitless; the opposite of 「限り」 as something bounded.
For a limit, bound, or the 'as long as'/'to the utmost' sense, use 「限り」, as in 「力の限り」「私の知る限り」「今日限り」. For the limit of ability say 「限界」; for the tolerable range say 「限度」. The opposites are 「無限」 and 「無制限」.
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