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[()·のう()·せい()]
kanousei
noun

Root Words:

[()·のう() + せい()]
kanou + sei

English Meaning(s) for 可能性

noun
  1. potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability

Definition and Synonyms for 可能性

Chance the possibility of future success
Synonyms: めど, 可能性, 展望, 見込み, 見込む, 見通し, 見通す
Probability the quality of being probable
Synonyms: プロバビリティー, 公算, 可能性, 確からしい, 確からしさ, 確率, 蓋然, 蓋然性, 蓋然率, 見込み, 見込む
Likeliness the probability of a specified outcome
Synonyms: プロバビリティー, 公算, 可能性, 見込み, 見込む
Possible something that can be done
Synonyms: ポシビリティー, 可能性
Possibility a future prospect or potential
Synonyms: ポシビリティー, 可能性, 見込み, 見込む
Possibleness capability of existing or happening or being true
Synonyms: ポシビリティー, 可能性, 希望, 蓋然性, 見込み, 見込む
Potentiality the inherent capacity for coming into being
Synonyms: ポテンシャル, 可能性, 潜在能力
Probability a probable event or the most probable event
Synonyms: プロバビリティー, 公算, 可能性, 確からしい, 確からしさ, 確率, 蓋然, 蓋然性, 蓋然率, 見込み, 見込む

Meanings for each kanji in 可能性

» can; passable; mustn't; should not; do not
» ability; talent; skill; capacity
» sex; gender; nature

Categories 可能性 is a member of

Quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
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Probability the quality of being probable
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Expectation belief about (or mental picture of) the future
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Being the state or fact of existing
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Possibleness capability of existing or happening or being true
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Potentiality the inherent capacity for coming into being
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Possibility a possible alternative
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Sample Sentences for 可能性

Is there any possibility of his resigning?
There is a possibility that it will snow tonight.
It's possible that Tom lied to you.
There are problems that Japan might not be able to solve independently but which it might be able to solve in cooperation with Korea.
A recent analysis by Boeing forecasts that unless safety is improved, jet airliners could be falling out of the sky at the rate of once a week by the year 2010.

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