<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='153'>ダイエット</span>をしたいなら、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='1009'>運動（うんどう）</span>を<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='138'>する</span><strong>に限（かぎ）る</strong>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='13'>アルバイト</span>募集（ぼしゅう）中（ちゅう）。ただし、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='920'>英語（えいご）</span>ができる<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='300'>人（ひと）</span><strong>に限（かぎ）る</strong>。

やっぱり秋刀魚（さんま）は目黒（めぐろ）<strong>に限（かぎ）る</strong>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='315'>仕事（しごと）</span>の<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='572'>後（あと）</span>は<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='121'>ジュース</span><strong>に限（かぎ）る</strong>。

パート募集中（ぼしゅうちゅう）。但（ただ）し経験者（けいけんしゃ）<strong>に限（かぎ）る</strong>。

疲（つか）れた<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='652'>時（とき）</span>は<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='12' data-vocab-id='520'>寝（ね）る</span><strong>に限（かぎ）る</strong>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='633'>旅行（りょこう）</span>は<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='1053'>電車（でんしゃ）</span><strong>に限（かぎ）る</strong>。駅弁（えきべん）も<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='121'>ジュース</span>も楽（たの）しめるから。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='132'>ストレス</span>解消（かいしょう）なら、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='765'>温泉（おんせん）</span><strong>に限（かぎ）る</strong>。

登山（とざん）を<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='138'>する</span>なら、富士山（ふじさん）<strong>に限（かぎ）る</strong>。

<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='24' data-vocab-id='519'>寒（さむ）い</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='464'>夜（よる）</span>は鍋（なべ）<strong>に限（かぎ）る</strong>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='514'>家具（かぐ）</span>を<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='26' data-vocab-id='974'>買（か）う</span>なら、<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='30' data-vocab-id='91'>この</span>お<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='549'>店（みせ）</span><strong>に限（かぎ）る</strong>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='662'>暇（ひま）</span>な<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='652'>時（とき）</span>は読書（どくしょ）<strong>に限（かぎ）る</strong>。

<div class='writeup-body'>に限（かぎ）る is a combination of the <span class='info-highlight' data-term='格助詞・かくじょし'>case marking particle</span> <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='32'>に</span> (marking a location), and the う - Verb 限（かぎ）る 'to limit'. This expression can be translated as 'there's nothing better than (A)', or 'there's nothing like (A)'.<br>に限（かぎ）る may be paired with verbs in their base form, or with nouns.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>暑（あつ）い日（ひ）は冷（つめ）たいシャワー<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span>浴（あ）びる<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='472'>に限（かぎ）る</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>There is nothing better than taking a cold shower on a hot day.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>回転（かいてん）寿司（すし）はくら寿司（ずし）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='472'>に限（かぎ）る</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>There is nothing better than Kurazushi when it comes to kaiten-sushi.</div></li></ul>に限（かぎ）る may also appear with verbs that have been negated with the <span class='info-highlight' data-term='助動詞・じょどうし'>auxiliary verb</span> ない. Care will need to be taken with translating these sentences, as they will express that 'there is nothing better than -not- doing (A)'.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>寒（さむ）い日（ひ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='32'>に</span>は温（あたた）かい部屋（へや）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span>出（で）ない<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='472'>に限（かぎ）る</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>There is nothing better to do than not leaving your warm room on a cold day.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>休（やす）み<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>日（ひ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='32'>に</span>は仕事（しごと）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span>しない<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='472'>に限（かぎ）る</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>There is nothing better than doing no work on a day off.</div></li></ul><div class='writeup-funfact'><div class='funfact-header'>Fun Fact</div>The literal meaning of 限（かぎ）る is 境（さかい）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span>付（つ）ける 'to set a boundary'. This means that <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='32'>に</span> marks the location (or situation), within which the speaker then states as being 'the boundary'. Because of this, 'to be bound to', or 'to be limited to', are also possible translations of に限（かぎ）る.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>暑（あつ）い日（ひ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='32'>に</span>はアイスクリーム<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span>食（た）べる<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='472'>に限（かぎ）る</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I am bound to eat ice cream on a hot day.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='30'>この</span>施設（しせつ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span>利用（りよう）できる<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='16'>の</span>は<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='30'>この</span>アパート<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>住民（じゅうみん）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='472'>に限（かぎ）る</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Using this facility is limited to those who live in this apartment complex.</div></li></ul></div></div>

Grammar Info

に限(かぎ)る

nothing better than, there's nothing like, limited to