1.
possibility, likelihood
The chance that something might happen or be true.
可能性 means possibility, likelihood, or potential.
TWO MEANINGS:
1. Possibility/likelihood (something might happen)
2. Potential (capacity to develop)
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 可能性がある: there is a possibility
- 可能性が高い/低い: high/low possibility
- 可能性を探る: to explore possibilities
- 可能性を秘める: to have hidden potential
- 可能性が残っている: there's still a chance
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可能 (possible)