Japanese

しょうらいせい
Meaning: future potential; prospects
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

将
来
性

Example sentences

He is young, but he is a player with great future potential.
彼は最近、将来性のある企業の株を買い始めた。
He recently started buying stocks in companies with future potential.
巨大なIT企業が、将来性のある新興企業を買収することを決定した。
A large IT company decided to acquire a promising startup.
そのプロジェクトに将来性がないと判断し、途中で見切ることにした。
I decided that the project had no future and gave up on it halfway through.

Usage Notes

Refers to the likelihood of someone or something developing, succeeding, or expanding in the future.

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