きっかけに (kikkake ni)

Meaning

  1. with … as a start
  2. taking advantage of

All JLPT 2 grammar : 切っ掛けに(きっかけに, kikkake ni), with … as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by, [Expression]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
松川先生との出会いをきっかけに、私の人生は変わった。My life changed, sparked by meeting Mr Matsukawa.
彼女と付き合うきっかけになったのは、なんとなくフィーリングが合ったからだ。I got together with her mainly because we seemed to share the same feelings about things.
私の意見がそのグループでの議論のきっかけになった。My comment sparked off an argument in the group.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
変わったkawattaanother; different; various; particular; unusual; novel; peculiar
出会いdeaimeeting, encounter
jinseilife
hitoperson
kawariver, stream
sakiprevious, prior, former
先生senseiteacher, master, doctor
watashiI, me
付き合うtsukiauto associate with, to go out with
彼女kanojoshe, her
議論gironargument, discussion
意見ikenopinion, view, comment

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
ジン,ニンひと, -り, -とperson
セイ,ショウい.きる, い.かす, い.けるlife, genuine, birth
センさき, ま.ずbefore, ahead, previous, future, precedence
センかわstream, river
シュツ,スイで.る, -で, だ.すexit, leave, go out, come out, put out
カイ,エあ.う, あ.わせる, あつ.まるmeeting
わたくし, わたしprivate, me
ヘンか.わる, か.わり, か.えるchange, strange
ジョ,ニョ,ニョウおんな, めwoman, female
つ.ける, -つ.ける, -づ.けるadhere, attach, append
ゴウ,ガッ,カッあ.う, -あ.う, あ.いfit, suit
かれ, かの, か.のhe, that, the
ケンみ.る, み.える, み.せるsee, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
idea, mind
deliberation, debate
ロンあげつら.うargument, discourse

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