限り

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Spelling: 限り. Reading: かぎり. Core meaning: limit; extent.
• Basic usage: Representative examples: 時間には限りがあるので役割を分けよう / 持てる限りの力で箱を押した.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Noun and grammatical construction
  • As a noun, 限り is the boundary or extent of available time, strength, or another resource. The conditional construction ない限り is a separate grammatical use and should not be merged with this lexical noun sense.