Meaning of 限る in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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限るJLPT 3
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Kana Readingかぎる
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Romajikagiru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to restrict; to limit; to confine
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to
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Example Sentences
限る, かぎる used in context
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マネがこの絵を描くまで、女性の裸像は女神に限られていました。
Until Manet painted this picture, his female nudes were limited to goddesses.
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若い棋士が多少、尊大な感じになるのはよくあることで、 そういうことは将棋界に限った話ではないでしょう。
It often happens that young shogi players become a little self-important, but I don't think that's something limited to the shogi world.
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このことは、人間共通の宿命とさえいえる素因であって、なにも、ドイツ人に限ったことではない。
This is a basic factor that can even be said to be the common lot of man, it certainly doesn't apply only to Germans.
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I don't know how to cook too many things.
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予算が限られています。
We are traveling on a tight budget.
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夜寝れない時に限って、時計のカチカチいう音が気になるものだ。
It's only when I can't sleep at night that the ticking of the clock becomes loud enough to bother me.
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