限 means “limit”

かぎる · kagiru

Also: restrict, to best of ability

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

かぎる, かぎり

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ゲン

JLPT N3 · Taught in grade 5 · 9 strokes

The story

A hill (阝) and 艮, an eye looking back: the edge you cannot get past. 限る is to limit, 期限 is a deadline, and 期間限定 on Japanese snacks means "limited time only", gone when the season ends.

Used in 限る (kagiru, to limit), 期限 (kigen, deadline), and 限定 (gentei, limited)

More from Cause & Reason

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• 完 complete
• 因 cause
• 当 hit
• 性 nature
• 的 target
• 要 need
• 直 straight
• 果 fruit
• 必 certain
• 無 nothing
• 常 usual

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