This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

潜在的

Reading

Kana: せんざいてき
Romaji: senzaiteki
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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latent; potential

Kanji

Readings: セン、 ひそ.む、 もぐ.る、 かく.れる、 くぐ.る、 ひそ.める
Meanings: submerge, conceal, hide, lower (voice), hush
Readings: ザイ、 あ.る
Meanings: exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending

Example Sentences

それらの子供(こども)たちは潜在的(せんざいてき)顧客(こきゃく)だ。
➥Those children are potential customers.
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その物理(ぶつり)学者(がくしゃ)(かく)融合(ゆうごう)潜在的(せんざいてき)危険性(きけんせい)()づいていた。
➥The physicist was aware of the potential danger of nuclear fusion.
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(わたし)たちの(はな)言葉(ことば)潜在的(せんざいてき)にあいまいである。
➥Our words are potentially ambiguous.
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その潜在的(せんざいてき)影響力(えいきょうりょく)はいくら評価(ひょうか)してもし()ぎることはない。
➥Its potential influence cannot be overestimated.
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