限 — limit, restrict, to best of ability

かぎり限 limit

Grade 5 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 9 strokes

U+9650 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #405 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1576 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

limit
restrict
to best of ability

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かぎり kagiri Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

限(かぎり) kagiri limit

けん・げん ken On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

限(げん) 定(てい) gentei limitation 制(せい) 限(げん) seigen restriction 限(げん) 界(かい) genkai limit 期(き) 限(げん) kigen deadline 無(む) 限(げん) mugen infinite 最(さい) 大(だい) 限(げん) saidaigen maximum 有(ゆう) 限(げん) yuugen finite 最(さい) 低(てい) 限(げん) saiteigen minimum

かぎ kagi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

限(かぎ) り kagiri limit 限(かぎ) る kagiru to limit

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Components

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阝 mound

艮 stopping

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

#170 阜 mound

限 — limit, restrict, to best of ability

Meanings

word

かぎり kagiri Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

けん・げん ken On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

かぎ kagi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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限 — limit, restrict, to best of ability

Meanings

word

かぎり kagiri Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

けん ・げん ken On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

かぎ kagi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

けん・げん ken On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).