GRAMMAR DETAIL
を機に
Indicates consciously beginning a new action or change by treating a particular event as a turning point.
Examples
転職を機に、朝の運動を習慣にした。
When I changed jobs, I took the opportunity to make morning exercise a habit.
Words used
引っ越しを機に、不要な物を整理した。
I took the move as an opportunity to sort through things I no longer needed.
Words used
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: Attach
を機にto a noun naming an event to present it as the occasion for beginning a new action or change. - Basic usage:
引っ越しを機に、不要な物を整理した。describes taking a move as an opportunity to sort out unwanted belongings.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Reading and connection
- In this expression,
機is readき. To present the action as an event, use the noun construction転職を機に, not転職するを機に.
- In this expression,
- Style compared with をきっかけに
をきっかけにalso marks a trigger for change and is widely used in everyday explanations.を機にsuits a more formal account of a fresh start or a change of policy.