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可能性かのうせい

Kana かのうせい Romaji kanousei

Common word

Definitions

01noun

possibility; chance; likelihood; probability

おそれ is often preferred for negative outcomes

02noun

potential; potentiality; promise

Examples

彼女が電車に乗り遅れた可能性はあるでしょうか。

Might she have missed her train?

Tatoeba #95282

彼を探し出す可能性はない。

There is no possibility of our finding him.

Tatoeba #95819

勝つ可能性はごくわずかだ。

There's an outside chance of winning.

Tatoeba #147193

Source

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