🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

チャンス

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chansu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Chance/tʃæns/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"明日は雨が降るチャンスがあります。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The occurrence of events in the absence of any obvious intention or cause.

    "Winning the lottery was purely a matter of chance."
  2. 2

    A possibility or likelihood of something happening.

    "There is a good chance of rain tomorrow."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'chance' originates from the Latin 'cadentia', meaning 'falling' or 'happening', which evolved through Old French 'cheance' in the 14th century, signifying a happening or occurrence that is uncertain or unpredictable.

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