【JLPT N1 Grammar】〜に限ったことではない（〜にかぎったことではない / ~nikagittakotodewanai）

2020年5月6日 2024年10月8日

Explanation：〜に限ったことではない

Meaning
"〜だけに言えることじゃない / 〜だけでなく、他にもある"

"not limited to only 〜 / It's not always the case that 〜"

Used to convey that something is not limited to just one specific instance, person, or situation, and it applies more broadly. It often follows a noun and implies that the subject in question is not unique or exclusive, but rather is part of a wider pattern or is experienced by many people.

Form
N + に限ったことではない

Points

Not Limited to One: "〜に限ったことではない" indicates that the situation or characteristic is not confined to the specific noun mentioned and can apply in a broader sense.
Common Occurrence: It emphasizes that the subject is not an isolated case but something that occurs commonly or applies to others as well.
Neutral/Objective: The expression is neutral and often used in both formal and informal contexts.

JLPT Level
N1

Sample sentenes

本ほんを読よまなくなったのは、最近さいきんの若者わかものに限かぎったことではない。
It's not just today's young people who have stopped reading books.

正ただしい敬語けいごが使つかえないのは、若者わかものに限かぎったことではない。
It's not just young people who can't use proper honorifics.

彼かれが遅刻ちこくするのは今日きょうに限かぎったことではない。
His being late isn't just something that happened today.

犯罪はんざいが起おこるのは私わたしの国くにに限かぎったことではありません。
Crime doesn't only happen in my country.

今日きょうに限かぎったことではないが、彼かれはよく宿題しゅくだいを忘わすれる。
It's not just today, but he often forgets his homework.

Vocabulary

Japanese		English
若者	わかもの	young person