Risk Of (Might Lead To)

2 related grammar points that express the same core idea - compared below so you can tell which one to reach for.

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かねない / 恐れがある

A written warning: a forecast, a public notice, a safety advisory.

vs : Use 恐れがある. It takes a noun or a plain clause and states a risk impersonally, which is what notices need. かねない attaches to a ます-stem and sounds like the speaker's own misgiving, closer to 'could well end up' than to a formal warning.