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〜を機に

taking the opportunity of, on the occasion of

Noun + を機に / を機として

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を機に means using an event as the opportunity to make a deliberate change: 退職を機に、田舎に引っ越した, "when I retired, I took the chance to move to the countryside".

The event is usually a milestone in life or business: retirement, marriage, a new job, a hospital stay, an anniversary. The second half is a decision someone made because of it.

It's a formal relative of をきっかけに and を契機に (N2). をきっかけに can be accidental or even negative, while を機に sounds deliberate, the way you'd explain a choice.

Compare を境に, which just marks a before-and-after line without implying a decision.

Examples

  • 退職たいしょくを機きに、田舎いなかに引ひっ越こした。

    When I retired, I took the chance to move to the countryside.

  • 入院にゅういんを機きに、たばこをやめた。

    Being in hospital was my chance to give up smoking.

  • 結婚けっこんを機きに、家いえを買かった。

    We bought a house when we got married.

  • 転職てんしょくを機きに、生活せいかつを見直みなおした。

    Changing jobs was my chance to rethink my lifestyle.

  • 開業十周年かいぎょうじゅっしゅうねんを機きに、店みせを改装かいそうした。

    We renovated the shop for our tenth anniversary.

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