GRAMMAR DETAIL

を限りに

N1

for the last time · as of

Declares that an ongoing activity will end by setting a particular time or occasion as its final boundary.

Examples

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今日を限りに、この店は営業を終える。

The store will close for good as of today.

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今月を限りに、新聞の発行を終える。

Publication of the newspaper will end as of this month.

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次の公演を限りに、彼女は舞台を引退する。

She will retire from the stage after her next performance.

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

Structure: Attach を限りに to a noun naming a time or occasion to mark it as the final boundary of an ongoing activity.
Basic usage: 次の公演を限りに、彼女は舞台を引退する。 means that the next performance will be her last before she retires from the stage.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

Including the final occasion
- 次の公演を限りに includes the next performance as the last activity. It does not mean she will already have retired before that performance begins.
Distinction from restriction with に限り
- 今日を限りに営業を終える ends the business with today as its last day. 今日に限り割引する restricts a discount to today rather than ending an ongoing activity.