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N3 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

(かぎ)to restrict, to limit, to confine, to be restricted to, to be limited to, to be confined to

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    1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to restrict, to limit, to confine

    2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to be restricted to, to be limited to, to be confined to

    3. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      3.

      to be best (for), to be the best plan, to be the only way (to)

      as ...は...に限る

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    限る 【かぎる】

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      その課題(かだい)期限(きげん)月末(げつまつ)(かぎ)られています。

      The deadline for that task is limited to the end of the month.

      • N3

      この(くすり)使用(しよう)緊急(きんきゅう)場合(ばあい)(かぎ)られているそうだ。

      It appears the use of this medicine is limited to emergency situations.

      • N3

      最近(さいきん)調子(ちょうし)()いからと()って(かなら)試合(しあい)()てるとは(かぎ)らない。

      Just because you're in good shape recently doesn't necessarily mean you'll always win.

      • N3

      (ぼく)(ちち)はいざという(とき)(かぎ)って()(ぱら)っていて、(まった)(たよ)りになりません。

      My father is always drunk at critical moments and is completely unreliable.

      • N3

      警察官(けいさつかん)たちは今日(きょう)から行方(ゆくえ)不明(ふめい)(しゃ)捜査(そうさ)範囲(はんい)をさらに(せま)(かぎ)(こと)にしたそうだ。

      It seems that the police have decided to further narrow down the search range for missing persons from today.

      • N2
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