N1Pattern 20

〜に限る

Formula:

V-る/N

Examples & key points

夏(なつ)はビールに限(かぎ)ります。

Natsu wa bīru ni kagirimasu.

In summer it has to be beer.

に限る says nothing beats it — a personal preference offered as advice

疲(つか)れたときは寝(ね)るに限(かぎ)ります。

Tsukareta toki wa neru ni kagirimasu.

When you are tired, sleep is the answer.

On a dictionary form it names the best course

に限(かぎ)らず とは正反対(せいはんたい)の意味(いみ)です。

Ni kagirazu to wa seihantai no imi desu.

It is the exact opposite of に限らず.

One narrows to a single thing; the other denies that narrowing

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