limit

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The on reading is げん, and the kun reading is かぎる. It has 9 strokes. It appears in words for limits and restrictions on a scope.
• Basic usage: 限る is read かぎる and 制限 is read せいげん.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 限る / 制限
  • 限る means to limit or to restrict and is read かぎる. It describes limiting participants or access to materials to a particular group.
  • 参加者は市内に住む人に限る。 means “Participants are limited to people who live in the city.”
  • 制限 means limit or restriction and is read せいげん. It refers to a limit on attendance or luggage weight.
  • 会場への入場人数に制限がある。 means “There is a limit on attendance at the venue.”