Shirabe
可能性 かのうせい
  • Common
  • noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
English JMdict
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) possibility;chance;likelihood;probability
おそれ is often preferred for negative outcomes
See also: 恐れ (おそれ)
彼女が電車に乗り遅れた可能性はあるでしょうか。
Might she have missed her train?
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) potential;potentiality;promise
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) philosophy possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)

漢字 kanji used

可 can, passable 5画 · JLPT N 2 能 ability, talent 10画 · JLPT N 2 性 sex, gender 8画 · JLPT N 2