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.
Free advice isn't always good advice.
The best way to master English composition is to keep a diary in English.
Our knowledge on the problem is rather limited.
We are not always at home on Sundays.
You should make the best of your limited time.
Soccer is not necessarily confined to men.
The privilege is reserved exclusively for women.
Not every student studying law can be a lawyer.
We should make the best of the limited natural resources we have.
The number of students in the class is limited to fifteen.