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Formation: N + に限らず; N + だけに限らず; predicate form: N + に限らない

This pattern says something applies not just to X but to a wider group, with X as the obvious or typical example. The main clause often contains も, 誰でも, どこでも or 幅広く. It is neutral to formal and used in both speech and writing. Compare 〜ばかりか and 〜のみならず, which add one specific, often more surprising, item (not only X but even Y), while に限らず widens to a general category. Compare 〜を問わず, which takes a whole range of values (年齢, 性別) rather than one example. Don't confuse it with 〜に限る (nothing beats) or 〜に限って (of all people, only X).

Variants: だけに限らず、に限らない

Examples

• この漫画は子供に限らず、大人にも人気がある。
  This manga is popular not only with children but with adults too.
• 日本に限らず、多くの先進国が少子化に悩んでいる。
  Not just Japan but many developed countries are struggling with low birth rates.
• 週末に限らず、平日も観光客で混雑している。
  It's crowded with tourists not only on weekends but on weekdays too.

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