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~に限かぎったことではない: meaning, usage and examples

~に限かぎったことではない means: not limited to... / not just...

Updated 9 November 2026 · By the My Senpai team · Spotted a mistake? Tell us

Examples

1. 物価ぶっかが上あがっているのは、日本にほんに限かぎったことではない。

   Rising prices are not limited to Japan.

2. 彼かれが遅刻ちこくするのは、今日きょうに限かぎったことではない。

   It's not just today that he's been late.

3. 人手ひとで不足ふそくは、介護かいご業界ぎょうかいに限かぎったことではない。

   Labor shortages are not limited to the nursing care industry.

4. 駅前えきまえの渋滞じゅうたいは、朝あさに限かぎったことではない。

   The traffic jams in front of the station are not just a morning problem.

When to use it

Says that a problem or habit is not limited to one case, place or time; it happens more widely. Example: 人手ひとで不足ふそくは日本にほんに限かぎったことではない (the labor shortage is not only Japan's problem). Often used to correct a narrow view, or to complain that someone always behaves this way.

Nuance

Neutral; common in news commentary and conversation. Very often about problems or bad habits (lateness, rising prices). It describes a fact, not a request.

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に限かぎったことではない corrects a limited view: 遅刻ちこくは今日きょうに限かぎったことではない. に限かぎらず connects to a wider claim in the same sentence: 子こどもに限かぎらず大人おとなも. に限かぎって means precisely in this case, often bad luck: 急いそいでいる日ひに限かぎって電車でんしゃが遅おくれる.

Tip: Often follows のは: XのはYに限かぎったことではない. Translate it as it is not just Y.