かぎ
kagiri

Noun

1. limit; limits; bounds

かれ好奇 こうき しんには かぎりがなかった。
kareno kōkishinniwa kagiriga nakatta.
His curiosity knew no bounds.
Noun

2. degree; extent; scope

わたくし ちから およ かぎ援助 えんじょします。
watashino chikaraga oyobu kagirienjo shimasu
I'll help you to the best of my ability.
Noun
Suffix

3. the end; the last

アキラはお かね つず かぎりニューヨークに滞在 たいざいするだろう。
akirawa okaneno tsuzuku kagirinyūyōkuni taizai surudarō.
Akira will stay in New York while his money lasts.
Noun
Adverb

4. as long as ...; as far as ...; as much as ...; to the limits of ...; all of ...

きたなさない かぎり、この ほん かえってもいいですよ。
yogosanai kagiriko no hon'o mochikaettemo iidesuyo
You may take this book as long as you keep it clean.
Noun
Adverb

5. unless ...

もっと勉強 べんきょうしない かぎ落第 らくだいしますよ。
motto benkyō shinai kagirirakudai shimasuyo.
You will fail unless you work harder.
Noun

6. (not) included in ...; (not) part of ...

Noun

7. being very much (in a certain state); extreme amount (of a feeling, etc.)

Noun
Suffix

8. ... only (e.g. "one time only", "today only")

Noun

9. end of one's life; final moments; death

Archaic
Noun

10. funeral; burial

Archaic