切っ掛け (きっかけ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

切っ掛け (きっかけ) means chance / motive / trigger.

See example sentences below.

切っ掛け at a glance

切っ掛け

きっかけkikkake

N2noun

chance / motive / trigger

切っ掛けきっかけkikkakeN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

chance / motive / trigger

Example 1

旅行の切っ掛けは友達の誘いだった。

Translation

The chance to travel came from a friend's invitation.

Example 2

この映画が好きになる切っ掛けは音楽だ。

Translation

The trigger for liking this movie was the music.