EntryCommonJLPT N3WaniKani 25
  1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

    to restrict; to limit; to confine

    金持ちが必ずしも幸福とは限らない。
    The rich are not always happy.
  2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

    to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to

  3. to be best (for); to be the best plan; to be the only way (to)

    as ...は...に限る

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limit, restrict, to best of ability

Kun
かぎ.るかぎ.り-かぎ.り
On
ゲン
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
405 of 2500
Radical
mound
WaniKani
Level 25

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Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-6, 1-2-6SKIP code
2d6.1The Kanji Dictionary
7723.2Four corner code
3665deroo
9650Unicode hex code
1-24-34JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4987Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6439New Nelson (John Haig)
398New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
475Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
296Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
357Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1466Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1576Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
474A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
600Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41627Morohashi
665A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
847Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
866Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
601sakade
985Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
691henshall3
696Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
370crowley
975Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
728Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1478Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xian4Pinyin reading
hanKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
25WaniKani level