JLPT N1Words

契機

Readingけいきkeiki

Meaning
物事が始まるきっかけ
Explanation
「契機(けいき)」 refers to a trigger or turning point at which something begins or changes. It is used like 「失敗を契機に方針を改める」 (revise the policy with the failure as a trigger). Note that it is not an event that signals an end or a hindrance, but a word for the starting point at which something begins to move.
Original Japanese explanation

「契機(けいき)」は、物事が始まったり変化したりするきっかけ・転機を指します。「失敗を契機に方針を改める」のように使います。終わりを告げる出来事や妨げではなく、何かが動き出す起点を表す語である点に注意しましょう。

Examples
  • 失敗を契機に方針を改める

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