1. end; finish; stop
2. bounds; limits
3. delivery date (of a futures contract)
esp. 限り,限
4. finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville)
5. counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat)
Particle
Usually written in kana
6. only; just
senses 6-8 are sometimes pronounced ぎり, esp. in old-fashioned speech
7. since; after
usu. in a negative sentence
8. remaining (in a particular state)