契機 (Keiki) is a Japanese noun meaning “opportunity, chance, trigger, cause”.
Meanings
- nounopportunity; chance
- nountrigger; cause
Examples
退職を契機に茶道を始めた。
I took the opportunity of retirement to begin studying the 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.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).