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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

きっかけ

N2
kikkake
  1. chance
  2. start
  3. cue
  4. excuse
noun

Also written 切っ掛け

Chinese meanings

契机;开端;机会

Examples

  • 彼等は彼に逃げるきっかけを与えた。
    They gave him a chance to escape.
    他们给了他逃跑的机会。
  • 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.
    我的意见成为小组讨论的契机。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('5f1b31cdeb'); // きっかけ
{
  "id": "5f1b31cdeb",
  "word": "きっかけ",
  "reading": "きっかけ",
  "romaji": "kikkake",
  "meanings": [
    "chance",
    "start",
    "cue",
    "excuse"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1591290,
  "other_forms": [
    "切っ掛け"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "彼等は彼に逃げるきっかけを与えた。",
      "en": "They gave him a chance to escape.",
      "tatoeba_id": 85996
    },
    {
      "ja": "私の意見がそのグループでの議論のきっかけになった。",
      "en": "My comment sparked off an argument in the group.",
      "tatoeba_id": 164084
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "442feae6054eafd6fb7b509cca0b6738809ade1c745e6603ea01f04b157ca1a9",
    "meanings": [
      "契机",
      "开端",
      "机会"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "彼等は彼に逃げるきっかけを与えた。",
        "zh": "他们给了他逃跑的机会。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "私の意見がそのグループでの議論のきっかけになった。",
        "zh": "我的意见成为小组讨论的契机。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/5f1b31cdeb",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1591290; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "cb3fabe54738cb812d1e49fa73bc4ba1e46f31f3263eb82ad345897de0338e03"
  }
}