Meaning of 契機(けいき) in Japanese

Examples of 契機, けいき in a sentence

• 退職を契機に茶道を始めた。

  I took the opportunity of retirement to begin studying tea ceremony.

• 株価上昇を契機に新工場建設の話が持ち上がった。

  They took advantage of the stock price increase to raise the idea of building a new factory.