転機

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
てん
Grade: 3

Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
轉機 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(てん)() (tenki

  1. turn, turning point, tipping point
    • 2011, Barack Obama, 中東と北アフリカに関するバラク・オバマの演説, translation of "Remarks by the President on the Middle East and North Africa":
      大多数(だいたす)(もの)にとっての転機(てんき)は、食卓(しょくたく)食事(しょくじ)(なら)家族(かぞく)提供(ていきょう)できるのかという()えざる不安(ふあん)である。
      Daitasuno mono ni totte no tenki wa, shokutaku ni shokuji o narabe kazoku ni teikyō dekiru no ka to iu taezaru fuan de aru.
      The tipping point for so many people is the more constant concern of putting food on the table and providing for a family.

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN