転機（てんき）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: turning point / chance
Example sentences
- その出会いが人生の転機になった。 — That encounter became a turning point in his life.
- 転機をチャンスに変える。 — He turns a turning point into an opportunity.
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