suyaki ni kagirazu, honyaki mo jikan ga kakatta.

Not only bisque firing but final firing also took time.

Breakdown of suyaki ni kagirazu, honyaki mo jikan ga kakatta.

• が: subject particle
• 時間じかん: time
• も: also
• かかる: to take (time)

Questions & Answers about suyaki ni kagirazu, honyaki mo jikan ga kakatta.

What does に限らず mean in this sentence?

に限らず means not limited to or not only.

So the pattern here is:

A に限らず、B も ...
= not only A, but B as well ...

In this sentence:

• 素焼きに限らず = not only the bisque firing / first firing
• 本焼きも = the final firing too

This expression is a bit more formal than something like だけでなく.

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Why is the particle に used in 素焼きに限らず?

The verb 限る means to limit. In the expression A に限らず, the に marks what something is being limited to.

So:

• A に限る = to be limited to A
• A に限らず = not limited to A

This is just the normal grammar of this set expression, so it is best learned as a chunk:

Noun + に限らず

Examples:

• 日本に限らず、海外でも人気がある。
  = It is popular not only in Japan, but overseas too.
• 大人に限らず、子どもも楽しめる。
  = Not only adults, but children can enjoy it too.

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Why is も used after 本焼き?