Meaning of 契機(けいき) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 契機 JLPT 1

Kana Reading けいき

Romaji keiki

Examples of 契機, けいき in a sentence

退職を契機に茶道を始めた。

I took the opportunity of retirement to begin studying tea ceremony.
株価上昇を契機に新工場建設の話が持ち上がった。

They took advantage of the stock price increase to raise the idea of building a new factory.

契 JLPT 1

9 strokes

pledge, promise, vow

On'Yomi: ケイ

Kun'Yomi: ちぎ.る

機 JLPT 3

16 strokes

mechanism, opportunity, occasion, machine, airplane

On'Yomi: キ

Kun'Yomi: はた

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