限定|げんていgentei[0]heiban (flat)
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- suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectivelimit; restriction
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 限定する(げんていする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 限定します(げんていします) |
| Negative (nai) | 限定しない(げんていしない) |
| polite (masen) | 限定しません(げんていしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 限定せず・限定せぬ(げんていせず・げんていせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 限定した(げんていした) |
| polite (mashita) | 限定しました(げんていしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 限定しなかった(げんていしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 限定しませんでした(げんていしませんでした) |
| Te form | 限定して(げんていして) |
| Potential | 限定できる(げんていできる) |
| Passive | 限定される(げんていされる) |
| Causative | 限定させる(げんていさせる) |
| Causative passive | 限定させられる(げんていさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 限定すれば(げんていすれば) |
| tara | 限定したら(げんていしたら) |
| Volitional | 限定しよう(げんていしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 限定しましょう(げんていしましょう) |
| Imperative | 限定しろ(げんていしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym制限せいげんNeutralA neutral noun for restriction — not letting something go past a set point, as in 「速度制限」. 限定 focuses on fixing the scope or quantity, as in 「限定品」.
- Synonym制約せいやくWrittenA noun for constraints — conditions that bind or restrict, as in 「時間の制約」. Leans toward written, formal prose; 限定 fixes a scope or number instead.
- Synonym限るかぎるNeutralA verb meaning to restrict to or confine, as in 「会員に限る」. The pattern 「〜に限る」 also means something is the best choice.
- Related限界げんかいNeutralThe limit itself — the point past which nothing more is possible, as in 「体力の限界」. It stresses hitting the ceiling, not setting a range.
- Related限度げんどNeutralThe bound that should not be crossed, as in 「我慢にも限度がある」. It marks how far something may go, while 限定 actively fixes a range or number.
- Related局限きょくげんWrittenA formal, written word for confining something to a certain range; it narrows scope like 限定 but with a bookish flavor.
- Related限局げんきょくWrittenA rare, written term for keeping a target or range within set bounds; it appears mostly in medical writing and is seldom met outside such contexts.
- Antonym無制限むせいげんNeutralThe direct opposite: with no limits or restrictions set. Use it where 限定 would fix a scope or number.
- Antonym無限むげんNeutralLimitless or infinite — the opposite of the finiteness that 限定 imposes. Covers endless quantity, degree, or time.
- Antonym拡大かくだいNeutralTo expand or enlarge scope or scale — the reverse of 限定, which narrows a range down. Neutral in register.
Use 「限定」 to fix the scope, quantity, or target, as in 「期間限定」 and 「数量限定」. For not letting something exceed a set point say 「制限」; for binding conditions 「制約」; for the point past which one cannot go 「限界」. The opposites are 「無制限」 and 「拡大」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


