Grammar Info
N1 Lesson 10: 22/22

を機に をきに opportunity, occasion

Structure
Noun + を機に(して)
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使用域 一般
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  • A phrase used to express a time or circumstance that led to something beginning or changing.
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小説(しょうせつ):3ヶ月(かげつ)目(め)にやっと病気(びょうき)が完治(かんち)し、これを機(き)に、入院(にゅういん)後(ご)初(はじ)めて退院(たいいん)することができた。
Novel : ‘In the third month, she was finally completely cured of her illness, and this opportunity allowed her to leave the hospital for the first time since hospitalization.’
伝記(でんき):大学(だいがく)卒業(そつぎょう)を機(き)に大阪(おおさか)へ移(うつ)り、プログラミングの職(しょく)を得(え)ることができました。
Biography : ‘On the opportunity of graduation, I moved to Osaka and was able to land a programming job.’
演説(えんぜつ): 今回(こんかい)の訪問(ほうもん)を機(き)に、より多(おお)くのアメリカ人(じん)が日本(にっぽん)で働(はたら)くことに興味(きょうみ)を持(も)つことを願(ねが)っています。
Speech : ‘We hope that this visit will provide an opportunity for more Americans to be interested in working in Japan.’
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