N2 Limits, Extent, and Range

~に限かぎり: meaning, usage and examples

~に限かぎり means: only... / limited to...

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

Examples

1. 本日ほんじつに限かぎり、半額はんがくセールを実施じっしします。

   Only today, we're having a half-price sale.

2. 会員かいいんに限かぎり、入場にゅうじょうできます。

   Only members can enter.

3. 初回しょかいのご利用りように限かぎり、送料そうりょうが無料むりょうになります。

   Shipping is free on your first order only.

4. 方かた、入館にゅうかん料りょうが半額はんがくです。

   Admission is half price only for visitors with a student ID.

When to use it

Means "only" or "limited to X" when stating who or when a special condition applies. 先着せんちゃく百ひゃく名めいに限かぎり、無料むりょうです means "Free for the first 100 people only." Typical on store signs, websites, tickets and official notices for discounts, entry rules and exceptions, often with 本日ほんじつ, 先着せんちゃく, 会員かいいん or 初回しょかい.

Nuance

Formal and written; the voice of notices and announcements. It usually announces a privilege or an exception, so the tone is neutral, not emotional. Do not use it to complain about bad timing; that is に限かぎって.

Compare

に限かぎり is a neutral, official limit: 本日ほんじつに限かぎり割引わりびきします. に限かぎって adds feeling about bad luck: 急いそいでいる時ときに限かぎってバスが来こない. に限かぎらず widens instead of limiting: 平日へいじつに限かぎらず週末しゅうまつも営業えいぎょうしています. Ask whether the sentence is a rule or a complaint.

Tip: If the sentence could be printed on a sign in a store window, choose に限かぎり. Common partners: 本日ほんじつ, 先着せんちゃく, 会員かいいん, 初回しょかい, 学生がくせい.