際限|さいげんsaigen[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounlimits; end; bounds
   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.

• Synonym限度げんどNeutralA limit that cannot be crossed, as in 「我慢の限度」. Readily used in affirmative sentences, whereas 「際限」 mostly appears with a negation.
• Synonym限りかぎりNeutralCovers limits and ranges, and also works as 「〜限り」 meaning 'as long as'. The most versatile word in this group.
• Synonym極限きょくげんNeutralThe utmost limit or maximum degree, as in 「極限状態」. It stresses reaching an extreme point.
• Synonym限界げんかいNeutralA boundary or breaking point, as in 「体力の限界」. It stresses the point where you can endure no longer.
• SynonymきりCasualAn end or stopping point, mostly seen as 「切りがない」. Colloquial, and close in feel to 「際限がない」.
• Antonym無限むげんNeutralThe antonym: infinity or boundlessness. It stands opposite to 「際限」, which implies an end.

Use 「際限」 for the end or limit of something, almost always with a negation: 「際限なく」「際限のない」「際限がない」. In speech, 「切りがない」 says the same thing. For the limit of what one can bear, use 「限度」 or 「限界」; 「無限」 is the antonym.

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1. 物事ものごとの終おわり。かぎり。はて。打ち消うちけしを伴ともなうことが多おおい。