機会(きかい)

きかい
noun
chance; opportunity; occasion
See also: 機械(きかい) (machine (機械))
1. opportunity, chance
A favorable time or situation for doing something.
良(よ)い機会(きかい)だ。
It's a good opportunity.
機会(きかい)があれば行(い)きたい。
If I have the chance, I'd like to go.
せっかくの機会(きかい)を逃(のが)さないようにしよう。
Let's make sure we don't miss this valuable opportunity.
2. occasion
A particular time when something happens.
この機会(きかい)にお礼(れい)を言(い)いたい。
I'd like to take this occasion to express my thanks.
日本語(にほんご)を使(つか)う機会(きかい)があまりない。
I don't have many occasions to use Japanese.
会議(かいぎ)は海外(かいがい)の人(ひと)と話(はな)す良(よ)い機会(きかい)になった。
The meeting became a good occasion to talk with people from overseas.

機会(きかい) means 'opportunity' or 'chance.'

Homophone: 機械(きかい) (machine) - same reading, different meaning!

Common collocations:

  • 機会(きかい)がある: to have an opportunity
  • 機会(きかい)を逃(のが)す: to miss an opportunity
  • 機会(きかい)を利用(りよう)する: to take advantage of an opportunity
  • この機会(きかい)に: on this occasion

Similar words:

  • チャンス: chance (casual)
  • 好機(こうき): favorable opportunity (formal)

Related Words

Homophone: 器械(きかい) (apparatus)
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Added 2026.1.8 21:06 · Revised 2026.4.11 9:58
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