下 限(かげん)

かげん

noun

lower limit, minimum

formalwrittenquantity

1. lower limit, minimum, floor

The lowest permissible or possible value, amount, or level. Used in technical, financial, and everyday contexts to describe the bottom boundary of a range.

温度(おんど)の下限(かげん)を設定(せってい)する。

Set the lower limit of the temperature.

参加(さんか)人数(にんずう)の下限(かげん)は十(じゅう)名(めい)です。

The minimum number of participants is ten.

価格(かかく)には上限(じょうげん)と下限(かげん)が設(もう)けられており、その範囲内(はんいない)で取引(とりひき)される。

An upper limit and lower limit are set on the price, and trading is done within that range.

Usage: 下限(かげん) is a somewhat formal term used in technical, financial, and regulatory contexts.

Common collocations

下限(かげん)を設(もう)ける / 設定(せってい)する (to set a lower limit)
下限(かげん)を下回(したまわ)る (to fall below the lower limit)
下限(かげん)価格(かかく) (floor price, minimum price)

Pair: The opposite is 上限(じょうげん) (upper limit, maximum).

Note: Do not confuse with 加減(かげん) (adjustment; degree; condition), which has the same reading but different kanji and meaning.

Related Words

Compare: 加減(かげん) (adjustment)

Antonym: 上限(じょうげん) (upper limit)

Compare: 一定額(いっていがく) (a fixed amount)

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Added 2026.2.16 11:02 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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