限界

Chinese

		limit; bound	boundary; scope; extent boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy)
simp. and trad. (限界)		限	界
anagram		界限

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiànjiè

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haan⁶ gaai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiànjiè
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siànjiè
    • Wade–Giles: hsien⁴-chieh⁴
    • Yale: syàn-jyè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiannjieh
    • Palladius: сяньцзе (sjanʹcze)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haan⁶ gaai³
    • Yale: haahn gaai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haan⁶ gaai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: han⁶ gai³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːn²² kaːi̯³³/

Noun

限界

1. limit; clearance
2. frontier; boundary

Japanese

Kanji in this term
限	界
げん Grade: 5	かい Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) げんかい [gèńkáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞ŋka̠i]

Noun

限(げん)界(かい) • (genkai) 

1. limit (boundary)

   この方法(ほうほう)はもはや限界(げんかい)にきている

   kono hōhō wa mohaya genkai ni kiteiru

   We've already reached the limits of this method.

Korean

Hanja in this term
限	界

Noun

限界 • (han'gye) (hangeul 한계)

1. hanja form^? of 한계 (“limit; limitation”)