Word details

思い当たる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 思い当たる.

Dictionary

Entry

思い当たる思いあたる思い当るもいあたIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #5698
1

to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of; to strike on; to hit on an answer; to seize the crux of a problem

Examples
夏休みも近いけど、どこかいいところ思い当たりますか。
Summer vacation is near. Can you think of a good place for the holidays?

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

think

9 strokesFrequency 132JLPT N3Grade 2

On

Kun

おも.うおもえら.くおぼ.す

hit, right, appropriate, himself

6 strokesFrequency 91JLPT N2Grade 2

On

トウ

Kun

あ.たるあ.たりあ.てるあ.てまさ.にまさ.にべし

Nanori

たい

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