かのうせい
Kanousei
可能性 (Kanousei) is a Japanese noun meaning “possibility, chance, likelihood, probability”.
Meanings
- nounpossibility; chance; likelihood; probabilityおそれ is often preferred for negative outcomes
- nounpotential; potentiality; promise
- nounpossibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
Examples
彼を探し出す可能性はない。
There is no possibility of our finding him.
勝つ可能性はごくわずかだ。
There's an outside chance of winning.
彼は協力の可能性を調査した。
He has investigated the possibility of cooperation.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).