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きっかけ (kikkake)

chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occasion

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Meaning

切っ掛け (きっかけ, kikkake) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occasion”.

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Example sentences 7

大学だいがくに通かようのが上京じょうきょうのきっかけでした。

I took the opportunity to move to Tokyo when I went to college there.

これを切っ掛けとして出家を決意。

This made him decide to become a priest.

それを切っ掛けに2月8日に仕事を辞め宗教の道ひとすじに立つ。

This made him decide to quit his job on February 8 and start devoting himself to the field of religion.

また江戸時代以降は右手に嵌めるゆがけの構造が大きく変化し、これも日本独特の構造、独特の技術を生む切っ掛けとなった。

In addition, after the Edo Period the form of Yugake leather glove worn on the right hand had largely changed, which also stimulated a particular form and technique in Japan.

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