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

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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    縣界 / 县界
    限界
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

limit; clearance
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)

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)

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