〜を契機に~ o keiki ni

How it works

1. 

   Which event led to the change that followed? 「を契機に」 presents an event as the starting point for new action.

2. 

   Put a noun naming an event before it: 「事故を契機に」. Adding 「して」 keeps the same meaning.

3. 

   You can also say 「事故を契機として」. This likewise presents the accident as the trigger for change.

4. 

   It is common in formal language, such as news and reports, to explain what set an action or change in motion.

5. 

   The accidents and disasters in the examples are bad events in themselves, but they can also prompt improvements.

Example sentences

• 大きなおおきなookina災害さいがいsaigaiをo契機けいきkeikiにniしshiて、te、エネルギーえねるぎーenerugii政策せいさくseisakuのno見直しみなおしminaoshi

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1. Level 1 · Recognise

   Which sentence is correct?

   A風力発電所の建設を契機に、地域住民の間で自然環境の保護に対する意識が高まりました。B風力発電所の建設を契機で、地域住民の間で自然環境の保護に対する意識が高まりました。C風力発電所の建設を契機に、地域住民の間で自然環境の保護に対する意識が高まります。D風力発電所の建設を契機にして、地域住民の間で自然環境の保護に対する意識が高まりましたです。

2. Level 1 · Recognise

   Listen and choose the meaning

   AThe pilot introduction of robots in care facilities prompted efforts to reduce the burden on care workers.BThe pilot introduction of robots in care facilities led to an increase in the burden on care workers.CThe pilot introduction of robots in care facilities prompted changes in staff assignments.DThe pilot introduction of robots in care facilities prompted a review of care workers' training content.

3. Level 2 · Build

   Put the words in order

   Triggered by a major disaster, a review of energy policy progressed.

   エネルギー政策の予算災害を見直しが進みました。契機にして、大きな
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4. Level 3 · Use

   What goes in the blank?

   大きな災害を____、エネルギー政策の見直しが進みました。

   Using a major disaster as a turning point, the review of energy policy moved forward.

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