JLPT N1 grammar

〜限りmeaning and usage

Meaning

  1. A marks the time that something ends/starts
  2. To the full extent/usage of A

How to form it

  • nounを限りに/限りで
  • nounの限り（に）
  • verb (dictionary form)限り（のnoun）

How it is used

1) 「Nを限りに／N限りで」: A is the last point, after which something ends, as in 「今日を限りに」. 2) 「声の限り」, 「できる限り」: 'to the very limit of A'. For the conditional 'as long as', see N2 「限り／ない限り」.

Examples

  1. いよいよ今週を限りに、しばらくのお休みです。

    I've finally got some vacation coming as of the end of this week.

  2. 長年続いたこの番組は、今年度限りで終了するそうだ。

    I hear this long-running programme will end with this financial year.

  3. 応援席の私たちは、声の限りに選手の名前を叫んだ。

    From the stands, we shouted the players' names at the top of our voices.