契機（けいき）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: opportunity / trigger
Example sentences
- その本が学びの契機になった。 — That book became the trigger for his learning.
- 失敗を成長の契機にする。 — He turns failure into an opportunity for growth.
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