JLPT N3 · Noun

契機 (keiki)

契機 (けいき, keiki) is a Japanese noun meaning “opportunity; chance”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: けいき
Romaji: keiki
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

opportunity; chance · noun
trigger; cause · noun

Example sentences

退職を契機に茶道を始めた。

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

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 契機

契

pledge, promise, vowケイ・ちぎ.る · 9 strokes

機

loom, mechanism, machineキ・はた · 16 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 契機.

契約けいやくcontract飛行機ひこうきairplane機会きかいchance機械きかいmachine機関きかんengine機嫌きげんhumour機能きのうfunction機構きこうmechanism有機ゆうきorganicジェット機ジェットきjet aeroplane機きchance機関車きかんしゃlocomotive扇風機せんぷうきelectric fan交通機関こうつうきかん(means of) transportation

Source: JMdict entry 1250180 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.