# 限 — Limit

Frequency rank 307 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 覚 (Memorize), less common than 役 (Service).

- On’yomi: げん
- Kun’yomi: かぎ
- Radical: 阜 Mound (Kangxi 170)
- Frequency path: Level III of XX

A building on the left borders a root on the right — the building hits a root at the edge of the property, marking the limit of the land.

In words:

- 限る かぎる — to restrict,to limit,to confine
- 限界 げんかい — limit,bound
- 限度 げんど — limit,bounds

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