Godan verb, intransitive verb

  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.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
思い当たる おもいあたる
 
 
 
 
思いあたる おもいあたる
 
 
思い当る おもいあたる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

think
おも.う シ おぼ.す (2nd, N4)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
hit, right, appropriate
トウ あ.たる まさ.に (2nd, N3)
snout, hand