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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

転てん機き

tenki

turning point

Example sentences

  1. 藤堂とうどうの転機てんきが訪おとずれたのは、いつだったのか。

    When was the turning point in Todo’s life?

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. これが転機てんきとなり、以降いこう、風景ふうけいを題材だいざいに独自どくじの表現ひょうげんを追求ついきゅうした。

    Taking it as a turning point, he afterward pursued his own expression, seeking subject matter in the scenery.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 第二次世界大戦だいにじせかいたいせんの敗戦はいせんは能界のうかいに大おおきな転機てんきをもたらした。

    The defeat of World War II brought to the Noh sector a major turning point.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 転機

  • 転revolve; turn aroundOnテンKunころがる・ころげる・ころがす
  • 機loom; mechanismOnキKunはた

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