Word Meaning あり得る

ありえる arieru

あり得る is read as ありえる (arieru) and means to be possible.

Meaning

English

  1. to be possible
  2. to be conceivable
  3. to be likely
  4. to be probable

Reading

Kana

ありえる

Romaji

arieru

Writing Variants

  • 有りえる ありえる arieru
  • 有り得る ありえる arieru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 67073 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

心得る

こころえる

to (understand and) accept (a responsibility)

得る

うる

to be able to ...

得る

える

to be able to ..., can ...

得する

とくする

to make a profit

勝ち得る

かちえる

to achieve

人を得る

ひとをえる

to employ the right person

時を得る

ときをえる

to get a break

九死に一生を得る

きゅうしにいっしょうをえる

to have a narrow escape from death

事なきを得る

ことなきをえる

to end without incident

Example Sentences

7

It's possible.

It's possible, but not probable.

Depending on how things go, it's possible there'll be a surprise ending.

It's possible that he came here when he was young.

In some countries, the punishment for treason can be life in prison.

It's possible that Tom came here when he was young.

A sentence can state something false while at the same time be grammatically correct.