日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji

N3

Meaningslimit, restrict, to best of ability
On'yomiゲン
Kun'yomiかぎ、かぎ、-かぎ
Strokes9
Radical

手書きメモYour own note

Limit; restriction; boundary; Limit / boundary / extent

Compounds

  • just barely, only just, at the very limit, at the last moment

  • deadline, time limit, due date, term, period, time frame

  • utmost limits, extremity, limit

  • power, authority, jurisdiction

  • limit, limits, bounds, degree

  • unlimited, endless, boundless, infinite

  • to restrict, to limit, to confine, to be restricted to

  • limitation, exclusive, Limited (edition, scope, liability), limit, restriction

  • limit, bounds

  • limit (amount, e.g. on credit card, loan, expenditure)

  • limits, end, bounds

  • restriction, restraint, limitation, limit

Example sentences

  • It's not feasible within the deadline.

  • The budget is not only low, but the deadline is also short.

  • Now that the project is approved, we must meet the deadline.

  • Not only are they missing deadlines, but their reports are also delayed.

  • Given the limited budget, results are coming out.

  • We need to submit the report by the deadline.

  • But the universe is infinite.

  • In times like this, there's nothing like a hair of the dog.