Japanese word

画期

Pronunciation

Romajikakki

Meaning

  • nounturning point

Example

この発明は画期をなします。ko no hatsu mei wa kak ki o na shi ma su

This invention marks a turning point.

Illustration for 画期 (turning point)

More examples

この発見は科学史上の画期となりました。ko no hak ken wa ka gaku shi jō no kak ki to na ri ma shi ta

This discovery became a turning point in the history of science.

Core concept

Presents a clear boundary between what has come before and a changed course that follows.

Common phrases

  • 画期をなすkak ki o na su

    mark a turning point

  • 画期となるkak ki to na ru

    become a turning point

Similar words

転機tenki: An event that changes the direction of a person's life or a situation.
転換点tenkanten: A point at which a situation begins to develop in a different direction.
分岐点bunkiten: A point at which a process or course can move in different directions.

Definition in Japanese

歴史や物事の発展に大きな変化をもたらす節目となる出来事や時点。reki shi ya mono goto no hat ten ni ō ki na hen ka o mo ta ra su fushi me to na ru de ki goto ya ji ten

Word origin

画期 (kakki) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 画 (kaku, "to mark out") and 期 (ki, "period"), so its original sense suggests marking off a period.

Usage tips

  • The adjective 画期的 (kakkiteki) commonly modifies nouns such as 発明 (hatsumei), linking the idea of a turning point with a breakthrough invention.

Other meanings

  • landmarknoun

Related words

  • 画期的kakkitekigroundbreakingna-adjective

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