Scope and inclusion
～に限り
only for; limited to
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How to form it
- Noun + に限り
Register: Formal; notices, offers and rules
Explanation
Restricts a rule, an offer or a service to a particular case, person or time.
Typical of signs and announcements. Note that に限って is a different expression that means 'of all times/things'.
Examples
本日に限り、全商品が半額です。
ほんじつにかぎり、ぜんしょうひんがはんがくです。
Today only, all products are half price.
会員の方に限り、入場できます。
かいいんのかたにかぎり、にゅうじょうできます。
Only members may enter.
先着十名様に限り、プレゼントがあります。
せんちゃくじゅうめいさまにかぎり、プレゼントがあります。
Gifts are available to the first ten people only.
Compare with
- ～に限らず: に限らず widens the scope; に限り narrows it.
Common mistakes
- Confusing it with に限って, as in 今日に限って (of all days, today), which expresses bad timing.