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With A as a good opportunity/chance to B; Using A as a time to (start) B
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彼 女 と 別 れ た の を きっかけに 毎 日 お 酒 を 飲 み 始 め た 。 
When my girlfriend and I broke up, I started to drink alcohol every day.
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太 っ た の を きっかけ に 運 動 し 始 め ま し た 。 
With being fat as an impetus, he started to exercise.
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父 が 倒 れ た こと を きっかけに 、 介 護 の 勉 強 を 始 め よ う と 思 う 。 
With my father becoming bedridden as a start, I'm thinking of starting to study nursing.
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彼 女 は 就 職 を きっかけに 上 京 した 。 
She took advantage of finding a job to move to Tokyo.

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ANoun を きっかけ に して
 
AVerb: Casual, past (た) の を きっかけ に
 
ANoun を きっかけ として
 
 
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Stupie
Level: 86
(8 months ago)

N ကနေအစပြုပြီးတော့ နောက်ကခြေနေဖြစ်လာခဲ့တယ်

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Emanny
Level: 190
(1 year ago)

Because of 'A' inspired or motivated to do 'B'. 'A' can be an excuse when 'B' is a negative action.

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mireille
Level: 1
Noun + を + きっかけに・きっかけとして・きっかけにして
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14 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 262
Added, thanks!
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14 years ago
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暖
Level: 1
きっかけ can be replaced by 契機（けいき） for increased formality.
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14 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 262
I'll link the two grammar pages, but feel free to add this as a usage note. Thanks!
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14 years ago
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Karlla
Level: 892
Just recently studied that in school. According to my teacher がきっかけで and がきっかけになって are also used.
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6 years ago
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