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契機
けいき
N3
noun
Meanings
1
opportunity
2
chance
3
trigger
4
cause
Example sentence
退職を契機に茶道を始めた。
I took the opportunity of retirement to begin studying the tea ceremony.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 契機 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
契
Pledge, Promise, Vow
9 strokes
機
Loom, Mechanism, Machine
16 strokes
More words with
契
契約
けいやく ·
contract
N3
契約書
けいやくしょ ·
(written) contract
More words with
機
機能
きのう ·
function
N3
機構
きこう ·
mechanism
N3
機関
Full entry on Jisho
きかん ·
engine
N3
危機
きき ·
crisis
N1
機会
きかい ·
chance
N4
航空機
こうくうき ·
aircraft
機械
きかい ·
machine
N3
動機
どうき ·
motive
N1
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