Readings & Meanings:
かぎ(る)
ゲン
limit
Common Usage:
限界
限りない
無限
制限速度
Examples:
彼の態度に我慢するにも限界がある。
限りなく広がる未来。
無限に広がる宇宙。
制限速度を守りましょう。
Translations:
There is a limit to his patience.
The future is limitlessly spreading out before us.
The universe spreads out infinitely.
Let's keep to the speed limit.
Radical:
阝 on the left means Kozato, piled earth.
On the right, we almost have "good," 良, but not quite. It's 艮, and Kanji Networks is a little unclear about it. KN says that 艮 is an indelible tattoo, whcih indicates adherence. However, I can't find info on 艮 itself.
At any rate, the Kozato radical (shorthand for 阜) makes us think of walled borders around a town, hence, limits.
References:
http://www.kanjinetworks.com/indices/radindex.html
http://www.thejapanesepage.com/node/kanji/ka.htm
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
限 - Adhere to the LIMITS
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