► 成句
限り [(1)かぎり] [限りでは] meaning: as far as rank: 1
☆ 僕の知ってる限りじゃ彼女は未だ結婚してない筈だよ ⇨ As far as I know she still hasn’t married yet
☆ 私の見た限りでは全て正常だった ⇨ As far as I saw everything was normal
► 名詞
限り [(1)かぎり] meaning: as long as rank: 1
☆ 数値が許容範囲内にある限り問題は無い ⇨ There is no problem as long as the value stays within the permitted range
☆ 私は体力が続く限り働き続けたい ⇨ I want to keep working as long as my body, energy, lasts
限り [(1)かぎり] meaning: limit rank: 1
☆ 数には限りがあります ⇨ The number, availability, has a limit, is limited
More examples:
- 殆どの天然資源には限りが有る ⇨ Most natural resources are limited
- 出来る限り急いでやります ⇨ I will do it as quickly as I can
- 傷は間近で見ない限り気が付かない ⇨ You won’t notice the scratch unless you see it up close
- その場限りの情事 ⇨ A one-off love affair
- 限りなく広がる宇宙 ⇨ The limitlessly expanding universe
- 席の数には限りがあります ⇨ There are a limited number of seats available
- 本人がやる気を起こさない限りどう仕様もない ⇨ There is nothing you can do unless he himself gets motivated
- 残り時間の許す限り質問にお答えします ⇨ I answer your questions as much as the remaining time allows
- 人間の欲望には限りが無い ⇨ Human desires are limitless
- 私が見た限りでは特に変わった所は見られなかった ⇨ As far as I saw there wasn’t anything strange
- 韓国大統領は一度限りの五年任期制だ ⇨ A Korean president has only one 5-year term
- 彼は有らん限りの力を振り絞った ⇨ He squeezed out every ounce of the energy he had left
- 彼は余っ程の美人で無い限り美人だと言わない ⇨ He never calls a woman beautiful unless she is an earth-shaking beauty
- 人間の愚かさは限りが無い ⇨ The stupidity of humans is endless
- 見渡す限り広がる荒野 ⇨ A wilderness that spreads as far as eyes can see