有限(ゆうげん)

ゆうげん
noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
finite; limited; bounded
1. finite; limited; having bounds
Having a limit or an end; not infinite. Used for quantities, resources, time, and sets. The antonym of 無限(むげん) (infinite). Often appears as 有限(ゆうげん)の or 有限(ゆうげん)な.
資源(しげん)は有限(ゆうげん)だ。
Resources are finite.
人(ひと)の命(いのち)は有限(ゆうげん)で、時間(じかん)も限(かぎ)られている。
Human life is finite, and time too is limited.
この星(ほし)の資源(しげん)が有限(ゆうげん)である以上(いじょう)、無駄(むだ)遣(づか)いはできない。
As long as this planet's resources are finite, we cannot waste them.

The antonym of 無限(むげん) (infinite). Describes anything with a definite limit or end point.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 有限(ゆうげん)会社(がいしゃ): limited company (a former type of corporation)
  • 有限(ゆうげん)の資源(しげん): finite resources
  • 有限(ゆうげん)な時間(じかん): limited time

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 無限(むげん): infinite — the direct antonym
  • 限(かぎ)り: limit; bounds — a noun referring to the boundary itself

Related Words

Antonym: 無限(むげん) (infinite)
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