Use of chance (チャンス)


Was wondering if it is natural to use 「チャンス」in Japanese sentences.

For example, 「本を読むチャンスになって」

It feels somewhat natural, as I likely heard it in a manga, but wanted to see
if it was okay to use it in normal speaking/text messaging.




Yes, it is.

## Meaning

While it's a phonetically transcribed word from "chance", its meaning also
covers "opportunity".

チャンス implies a chance of doing what you wanted to do sometime. It MAY be
somewhat sudden and/or unexpected.

[機会]{きかい} is a synonym of チャンス. The difference is a bit similar to
"opportunity" and "chance".

## Example 1, written sentence

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    [明日]{あす}の[予定]{よてい}がキャンセルになった。[家]{いえ}で[積]{つ}んでいた[本]{ほん}を[読]{よ}むチャンスだ。
    
    (Tomorrow's plan has been canceled. It's a chance to read my unread books.)
    
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## Example 2, spoken sentence

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    [前]{まえ}の[走者]{そうしゃ}が[疲]{つか}れてきた[今]{いま}がチャンスだ！[追]{お}い[抜]{ぬ}くぞ！
    
    (The runner in front of me is getting tired, now it's my chance! Gonna overtake him!)
    
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