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契機 (けいき): opportunity, chance — Japanese vocabulary

契機 is read けいき and means "opportunity, chance". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

契機

Reading
けいき · keiki
Translation
opportunity, chance
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
けいきが

Example

退職を契機に茶道を始めた。

たいしょくをけいきにさどうをはじめた。

I took the opportunity of retirement to begin studying the tea ceremony.

Kanji in this word

  • 契 — pledge, contract
  • 機 — machine, opportunity

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