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Grammar detail: 限り（かぎり）
限り（かぎり） limited to, while, as long as, as far as ~ knows
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り means 'while (an action is occurring), limited to (the state described), to the extent that (something is true)' etc. It can be used in the following forms:verb plain form
verb て form
verb plain negative form
noun
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限り
いる限り
限り
である限り
に限り
The kanji form 限り and the kana form かぎり are equally common.
One of the most common uses of this form is the set phrase
わたし
私
のし
知
るかぎ
限
り or わたし
私
のし
知
っているかぎ
限
りでは meaning 'to the best of my knowledge' or 'as far as I know':See also:
Kanji used in this grammar
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