Vocab Info

N1 Noun

契機(けいき)opportunity, chance

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      opportunity, chance

    2. Noun

      2.

      trigger, cause

    All Forms

    契機 【けいき】

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    • Pitch Accent

    • General Top 4,100

    Examples

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      病気(びょうき)契機(けいき)にタバコをやめた。

      I quit smoking using the illness as an opportunity. {opportunity, chance}

      • N1

      言論(げんろん)弾圧(だんあつ)契機(けいき)市民(しみん)暴動(ぼうどう)()こした。

      The citizens started a riot, taking the oppression of free speech as an opportunity. {opportunity, chance}

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      作戦(さくせん)失敗(しっぱい)契機(けいき)にもう一度(いちど)作戦(さくせん)()(なお)しました。

      We took the failure of the strategy as an opportunity to rework the strategy again. {opportunity, chance}

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      最愛(さいあい)(ひと)()くなったのを契機(けいき)(ぼく)出家(しゅっけ)をしてお(ぼう)さんになりました。

      Following the death of my beloved, I took the opportunity to become a monk. {opportunity, chance}

      • N1

      記者(きしゃ):「(なに)契機(けいき)となって選手(せんしゅ)(こん)シーズンで引退(いんたい)する(こと)決意(けつい)したのですか?」

      Reporter: "What was the opportunity that led you to decide to retire as a player after this season?" {opportunity, chance}

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