〜に限らず
Not limited to 〜に限らず
Meaning
"Not just ~", "not limited to ~".
Formation
[noun] + に限らず
Notes
Widens the scope beyond the named case, so the second clause normally carries も or a word like 全体. It states a fact about coverage, not a preference.
Examples
この問題（もんだい）は日本（にほん）に限（かぎ）らず、世界中（せかいじゅう）で起（お）きています。
This problem is not limited to Japan; it is happening worldwide.
Breakdown
若者（わかもの）に限（かぎ）らず、高齢者（こうれいしゃ）もスマートフォンを使（つか）います。
Not just young people — older people use smartphones too.
Breakdown
週末（しゅうまつ）に限（かぎ）らず、平日（へいじつ）も混（こ）んでいます。
It is crowded on weekdays too, not just at the weekend.
Breakdown
学生（がくせい）に限（かぎ）らず、誰（だれ）でも参加（さんか）できます。
Anyone can join, not only students.
Breakdown
夏（なつ）に限（かぎ）らず、一年中（いちねんじゅう）泳（およ）げるプールです。
It is a pool you can swim in all year, not only in summer.
Breakdown
⚠️ Often confused with
〜しか〜ない
Only 〜しか〜ない
"Only ~" — expresses limitation, with a nuance of "nothing but / not enough". MUST be used...
〜だけ
Only / just だけ
"Only / just ~" — neutral limitation. Unlike しか, だけ goes with an AFFIRMATIVE verb and...
[数量]＋も / [数量]＋しか〜ない
Quantity + も / しか
Colours a quantity as large (も, "as many as") or small (しか〜ない, "only").
〜てばかりいる
Do nothing but 〜てばかりいる
Criticises a repeated action — "does nothing but ~", "is always ~ing".
〜だらけ
Covered in 〜だらけ
"Covered in ~", "full of ~" — an unpleasant abundance.
〜きり
Ever since / only 〜きり
Two uses: "and that was the last of it" after a past verb, and "just / only" after a noun.
〜なんて
Something like (belittling) 〜なんて
Dismisses or belittles — "something like ~", "the very idea of ~". Can also express surpri...
〜限り（は）
As long as 〜限り（は）
"As long as ~", "as far as ~" — the condition under which the statement holds.
〜ない限り
Unless / so long as not 〜ない限り
"Unless ~", "so long as ~ does not happen".
〜に限って
Of all times 〜に限って
"Of all times / of all people ~"; also "~ alone would never".
〜に限る
Nothing beats 〜に限る
"Nothing beats ~", "~ is the best thing".
〜をもって
As of (formal) 〜をもって
"As of ~", "with ~", "by means of ~" — a formal boundary or instrument.
〜に至るまで
Extending even to 〜に至るまで
"Extending all the way to ~", "down to even ~" — the range reaches an extreme.