可か能のう性せい

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Meanings

General term for something that may happen or be true. For negative outcomes, おそれ is often preferred.

〈事こと〉の可か能のう性せいがあるthere is a possibility of〈事〉
この病びょう気きは再さい発はつの可か能のう性せいがある。
There is a possibility that this illness will recur.
可か能のう性せいを探さぐるto explore the possibilities (of something)
新あたらしい市し場じょうへの進しん出しゅつの可か能のう性せいを探さぐっている。
We are exploring the possibility of entering a new market.
可か能のう性せいを広ひろげるto broaden the possibilities (for something)
留りゅう学がくは将しょう来らいの可か能のう性せいを広ひろげてくれる。
Studying abroad broadens your future possibilities.
〈人ひと〉の可か能のう性せいを伸のばすto develop someone's potential
この学がっ校こうは生せい徒と一いち人にんひとりの可か能のう性せいを伸のばす教きょう育いくを行おこなっている。
可か能のう性せいに賭かけるto bet on a possibility
彼かれは自じ分ぶんの可か能のう性せいに賭かけて会かい社しゃを辞やめた。
He quit his job, betting on his own potential.

見み込こみN1sense 1
見込み emphasizes an expected or predicted outcome (often of success), while 可能性 is the neutral, general word for any chance or possibility.
恐おそれN1sense 1
おそれ is typically used for negative or worrying outcomes (雨が降るおそれがある), while 可能性 is neutral and works for both good and bad outcomes.
確かく率りつN3sense 1
確率 refers to a mathematically or statistically calculable probability, whereas 可能性 is broader and can describe non-quantifiable chance or potential.
ポシビリティ
可能性 is the everyday, neutral Japanese word for possibility, while ポシビリティ is a katakana loanword with a trendy, business/creative-jargon feel.

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ポテンシャル
可能性 is the general word for 'possibility', while ポテンシャル specifically emphasizes latent ability or capacity for future growth.
将しょう来らい性せい
可能性 means 'possibility' in general and can be positive or negative, while 将来性 refers specifically to promising future growth or success.
公こう算さん
可能性 is an everyday word for possibility or potential, while 公算 specifically implies a calculated or reasoned probability, often in formal reports.

可か能のうN3
可能 is an adjectival noun meaning 'possible' (as in 可能な限り), while 可能性 is the abstract noun 'possibility' itself and cannot be used to directly modify a noun the same way.

Compound of 可能 (kanō, 'possible') + 性 (-sei, '-ity, -ness'). The word is a modern Sino-Japanese coinage.

This school provides education that develops each student's potential.

市し場じょう可か能のう性せい

market potential

sustainability

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