Word · 単語
限り
Reading かぎり
limit
- 1 limit, limits, bounds
- 2 degree, extent, scope
- 3 the end, the last
- 4 as long as ..., as far as ..., as much as ..., to the limits of ..., all of ... — after an adjective, verb, or noun
- 5 unless ... — after neg. verb
- 6 (not) included in ..., (not) part of ... — usu. as 〜の限りではない
- 7 being very much (in a certain state), extreme amount (of a feeling, etc.) — usu. adj+限り
- 8 ... only (e.g. "one time only", "today only")
- 9 end of one's life, final moments, death
- 10 funeral, burial
N2
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例文 · examples
生きている限り希望がある。
While there is life, there is hope.
sense 2 · degree
来なさいと言わない限り来ないように。
Don't come unless I tell you to.
sense 4 · as long as ...
宇宙には限りはない。
There is no limit to the universe.
sense 1 · limit
もっと勉強しない限り落第しますよ。
You will fail unless you work harder.
sense 5 · unless ...
私は生きている限り働く。
I'll work as long as I live.
sense 2 · degree