かぎ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
1. to restrict; to limit; to confine
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
2. 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
Kanji used
limit
Pitch accent
Top 1300
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
but he has to be handsome; that said, only if he's a looker
to put a time-limit on
Examples (13 in total)
But this is not always the case.
The resources of the earth are limited.
There is nothing more refreshing than a cold beer on a hot day.