単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#11,242 most used

契機

けいき1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

opportunity

ITS KANJI

HOW IT SOUNDS

Formal
Conversational alternative: きっかけ ›

IN A SENTENCE

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

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MEANINGS

1

opportunity; chance

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

2

trigger; cause

noun

SOUNDS THE SAME

刑期prison termけいき · not in tangoya
景気business conditionsけいき
計器meter; gaugeけいき · not in tangoya

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#11,242 most used

Written契機 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium