Korean word

계기

Pronunciation

Romanizationkyegi

Meaning

  • nountrigger

Example

그 사고가 계기가 되어 운동을 시작했어요.keu sa go ga kye gi ga toe eo un dong eul si ja kae sseo yo

That accident got me started exercising.

Illustration for 계기 (trigger)

More examples

우연한 만남이 새로운 관심의 계기가 됐어요.u yeon han man na mi sae ro un kwan si mui kye gi ga twae sseo yo

A chance meeting became a trigger for a new interest.

Core concept

A small event or experience that sets a later action or change in motion.

Common phrases

  • 계기로 삼다kye gi ro sam da

    use as a trigger

  • 계기를 마련하다kye gi reul ma ryeon ha da

    provide a trigger

  • 계기가 생기다kye gi ga saeng gi da

    a trigger arises

Similar words

기회kihoe: A useful opening when circumstances make an action or benefit possible.
동기tonggi: A colleague or classmate who joined the same group in the same period.
이유iyu: The cause or explanation behind an event, decision, or situation.

Definition in Korean

작은 경험이나 사건이 이후의 행동이나 변화를 촉발하는 출발점cha geun kyeong heo mi na sa geo ni i hu ui haeng dong i na pyeon hwa reul chok ppal ha neun chul bal jeom

Word origin

Formed from Sino-Korean elements related to connection and opportunity, the word presents an event as the starting point for later change.

Usage tips

  • Unlike a mere opportunity, it points to an actual event that leads someone to act or change.

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