〜を機に
N1〜をきに o ki ni
taking the opportunity of; with (an event) as a turning point
Formation
Noun + を機に / Verb-plain + の + を機に
Chinese meanings
以……为契机
Chinese formation
名词+を機に;动词普通形+のを機に
Chinese usage
表示以某件重要事件为转折点。
Chinese notes
比をきっかけに更正式。
Examples
- 還暦を機に、父は長年勤めた会社を退職した。On turning sixty, my father retired from the company he had worked at for decades.父亲以六十岁为契机,从工作多年的公司退休。
- 子どもが生まれたのを機に、郊外の一戸建てに引っ越した。When our child was born, we took the opportunity to move to a house in the suburbs.孩子出生后,我们搬到了郊区的独栋房屋。
- 今回の事故を機に、社内の安全管理体制が全面的に見直された。Prompted by this accident, the company's safety management system was completely overhauled.以这次事故为契机,公司全面重新审视安全管理体制。
Notes
More formal than 〜をきっかけに (N2), usually for a significant turning point. Also 〜を機として.
#time#change#formal
Related N1 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('o-ki-ni');
{
"id": "o-ki-ni",
"pattern": "〜を機に",
"reading": "〜をきに",
"romaji": "o ki ni",
"level": "N1",
"meaning": "taking the opportunity of; with (an event) as a turning point",
"formation": "Noun + を機に / Verb-plain + の + を機に",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "還暦を機に、父は長年勤めた会社を退職した。",
"furigana": "{還暦|かんれき}を{機|き}に、{父|ちち}は{長年|ながねん}{勤|つと}めた{会社|かいしゃ}を{退職|たいしょく}した。",
"en": "On turning sixty, my father retired from the company he had worked at for decades."
},
{
"ja": "子どもが生まれたのを機に、郊外の一戸建てに引っ越した。",
"furigana": "{子|こ}どもが{生|う}まれたのを{機|き}に、{郊外|こうがい}の{一戸建|いっこだ}てに{引|ひ}っ{越|こ}した。",
"en": "When our child was born, we took the opportunity to move to a house in the suburbs."
},
{
"ja": "今回の事故を機に、社内の安全管理体制が全面的に見直された。",
"furigana": "{今回|こんかい}の{事故|じこ}を{機|き}に、{社内|しゃない}の{安全|あんぜん}{管理|かんり}{体制|たいせい}が{全面|ぜんめん}{的|てき}に{見直|みなお}された。",
"en": "Prompted by this accident, the company's safety management system was completely overhauled."
}
],
"tags": [
"time",
"change",
"formal"
],
"notes": "More formal than 〜をきっかけに (N2), usually for a significant turning point. Also 〜を機として.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "79877de2049421f4437fd3e6a4882df7af763eea39892cb8d8cbabc421f0cb01",
"meanings": [
"以……为契机"
],
"formation": "名词+を機に;动词普通形+のを機に",
"explanation": "表示以某件重要事件为转折点。",
"notes": "比をきっかけに更正式。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "還暦を機に、父は長年勤めた会社を退職した。",
"zh": "父亲以六十岁为契机,从工作多年的公司退休。"
},
{
"ja": "子どもが生まれたのを機に、郊外の一戸建てに引っ越した。",
"zh": "孩子出生后,我们搬到了郊区的独栋房屋。"
},
{
"ja": "今回の事故を機に、社内の安全管理体制が全面的に見直された。",
"zh": "以这次事故为契机,公司全面重新审视安全管理体制。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n1.json#o-ki-ni",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "54044bd00ab2cd81c86e8f80cd8c670000d10df97c99d7321bd4809d0ee12ae0"
}
}