Vocab Info

N1 Noun

可能性(かのうせい)

potentiality, likelihood, possibility, availability

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    • Pitch Accent

    • General Top 500

    • Word Type

      Noun

    • 単語の種類

      名詞

    Examples

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      子供(こども)無限(むげん)可能(かのう)(せい)()めている。

      Children embody infinite potentiality. {potentiality, likelihood, possibility, availability}

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      被災(ひさい)(しゃ)生存(せいぞん)している可能(かのう)(せい)(しん)じて救助(きゅうじょ)作業(さぎょう)(おこな)う。

      Carry out rescue operations believing in the possibility that the disaster victims are still alive. {potentiality, likelihood, possibility, availability}

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      (ぼく)彼女(かのじょ)()()える可能性(かのうせい)(かぎ)りなくゼロに(ちか)いと(さと)った。

      I realized that the possibility of me dating her is virtually zero. {potentiality, likelihood, possibility, availability}

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      田中(たなか):「この調査(ちょうさ)がうまくいく可能性(かのうせい)は?」伊藤(いとう):「五分五分(ごぶごぶ)といったところかな。」

      Tanaka: "What is the possibility of this investigation going well?" Ito: "I would say it's fifty-fifty." {potentiality, likelihood, possibility, availability}

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      ロケットの()()げは成功(せいこう)可能(かのう)(せい)(たか)いが、実際(じっさい)()()がるまでは油断(ゆだん)禁物(きんもつ)だ。

      The rocket launch has a high likelihood of success, but we must not let our guard down until it actually takes off. {potentiality, likelihood, possibility, availability}

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