Compound verbs#11,085 most used

思い当たる

おもいあたる5

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to come to mind; to think of

ITS KANJI

思thinkread おも here24 words ›当hitread あ here41 words ›

IN A SENTENCE

思おもい当あたる節ふしはない。

That doesn't ring a bell.

from Tatoeba · small_snow

MEANING

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

godan verb · intransitive

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 思い当たる this one meaning.

DETAILS

Kind複合動詞, compound verbs

Frequency#11,085 most used

Written思い当たる、思いあたる、思い当る

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium