限
Mnemonic
A footballer charges full speed toward the village boundary and slams into a stone wall — the limit of his world. Beyond this village edge, no one can pass. The footballer rubs his bruised forehead, staring at the wall that marks the absolute limit of everything he knows.
Additional thoughts
Picture the footballer sprinting and crashing into a massive stone wall at the village perimeter. That wall IS the limit — immovable, absolute. Village radical sits on the left of the kanji, footballer on the right.Quick recall
A footballer slams into the village wall — the limit of his world.Details
The keyword for 限 is limit. This kanji conveys the idea of a boundary, restriction, or the furthest extent of something. It is used to express the concept of setting bounds or confining something within a defined range, whether referring to physical boundaries, time constraints, or abstract limitations. It carries the sense that there is a definite point beyond which one cannot go.
- On'yomi
- げん
- Kun'yomi
- かぎ.る、かぎ.り、-かぎ.り